Unpacking income inequality and population health: The peculiar absence of geography

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Dunn, James R ^a   Schaub, Peter ^b   Ross, Nancy A ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geography; Income inequality; Mortality; Place and health; Socio economic factors; Spatial behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448940097     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403722     Document Type: Article

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