The social space of health inequalities in Portugal

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-409

  Antunes, Ricardo Jorge ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

disease; health inequalities; longevity; social classes; social space

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055077513     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sth.2011.17     Document Type: Article

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