Rose's population strategy of prevention need not increase social inequalities in health

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 372-377

  McLaren, Lindsay ^a   McIntyre, Lynn ^a   Kirkpatrick, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health status disparities; Prevention and control; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EQUITY; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INEQUALITY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77952720857     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp315     Document Type: Article

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