Health inequalities and welfare state regimes. A research note

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-13

  Hurrelmann, Klaus ^a   Rathmann, Katharina ^a,b   Richter, Matthias ^c  

^a HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Economic inequalities; Health inequalities; Health sensitive public policy; Scandinavian paradox; Social determinants of health; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELFARE;

EID: 79551549281     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-010-0359-1     Document Type: Article

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