The effect of economic recession on population health

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-285

  Bezruchka, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 70349122519     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090553     Document Type: Article

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