Childhood socioeconomic deprivation and later adulthood health

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-38

  Drakopoulos, S A ^a   Lakioti, E ^b   Theodossiou, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children (age groups); Poverty; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650274817     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068291111091945     Document Type: Article

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