Child wellbeing and income inequality in rich societies: Ecological cross sectional study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7629, 2007, Pages 1080-1085

  Pickett, Kate E ^a   Wilkinson, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36749094450     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39377.580162.55     Document Type: Article

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