US opinions on health determinants and social policy as health policy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1655-1663

  Robert, Stephanie A ^a   Booske, Bridget C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052001382     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300217     Document Type: Article

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