Socioeconomic indicators that matter for population health

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Lantz, Paula M ^a   Pritchard, Andrew ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POVERTY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 77957077924     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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