Income inequality and health status: A nursing issue

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-88

  Massey, Peter ^a   Durrheim, David ^b  

^a Hunter New England Area Health Service ^*  (Australia)

^b Hunter New England Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inequality; Nursing; Population health; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149121241     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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