From poverty to poor health: Analysis of socio-economic pathways influencing health status in rural households of Ghana

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-241

  Adjei, Prince Osei Wusu ^a   Buor, Daniel ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b VALLEY VIEW UNIVERSITY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Health; Poverty; Rural; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865513933     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2012.21.2.232     Document Type: Review

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