Health inequalities and the welfare state: Perspectives from social epidemiology

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-20

  Kaplan, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELFARE;

EID: 34250378398     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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