The inequality hypothesis: Thesis, antithesis, and a synthesis?

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1166-1169

  Dorling, Danny ^a   Barford, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MELANCHOLIA; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 69249217774     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.06.005     Document Type: Note

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