Invited commentary: Measuring social disparities in health - What was the question again?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 900-904

  Messer, Lynne C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Ethnic groups; Health status disparities; Lung neoplasms; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LUNG CANCER; MANAGEMENT; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42049095064     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn019     Document Type: Note

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