The Income and Health Effects of Tribal Casino Gaming on American Indians

Demography

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 499-524

  Wolfe, Barbara ^a   Jakubowski, Jessica ^a   Haveman, Robert ^a   Courey, Marissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian health; Health; Income gradient; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859515936     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0098-8     Document Type: Article

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