Wealth, health and equity: Convergence to divergence in late 20th century globalization

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-48

  Taylor, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; Growth; Health; Health equity; Social determinants; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 69949119251     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldp024     Document Type: Review

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