Policies/programs for reducing health inequalities by tackling nonmedical determinants oof health in the United Kingdom

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1403-1422

  Murty, Sharanya ^a   Franzini, Luisa ^a   Low, M David ^a   Swint, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 70350191918     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2009.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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