Beyond health care - Socioeconomic status and health

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2509-2510

  Berkman, Lisa ^a   Epstein, Arnold M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 44849140402     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0802773     Document Type: Editorial

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