On inequality and health, again: A response to Bernburg, and Barford, Dorling and Pickett

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 498-500

  Johnston, Ron ^a   Jen, Min Hua ^b   Jones, Kelvyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Household income inequality estimation; Income inequality hypothesis; Multi level modelling; Self rated health; World values survey

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MODELING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 74549168587     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.058     Document Type: Note

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