The psychosocial effects on health of socioeconomic inequalities

Critical Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Abbott, Stephen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Health inequalities; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EMOTIONALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 34347259270     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590701225862     Document Type: Article

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