Equality, sustainability, and quality of life

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7783, 2010, Pages 1138-1140

  Wilkinson, Richard ^a   Pickett, Kate ^b   De Vogli, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EXCRETION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78649613147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5816     Document Type: Review

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