A typology of actions to tackle social inequalities in health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 473-478

  Whitehead, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TYPOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE CYCLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34249063944     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.037242     Document Type: Article

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