Socioeconomic inequalities in health

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7601, 2007, Pages 963-964

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Sterne, Jonathan A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34249310633     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39203.661829.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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