No longer deserving? sickness benefit reform and the politics of (ill) health

Critical Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-83

  Bambra, Clare ^a   Smith, Katherine E ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Politics; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGING; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 77951061805     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590902763265     Document Type: Article

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