The 'blemish of place': Stigma, geography and health inequalities. A commentary on Tabuchi, Fukuhara & Iso

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1921-1924

  Pearce, Jamie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geography; Health inequalities; Place; Stigma

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIME; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; NOTE; POLICY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; SEXISM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY AREAS; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84866934053     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.033     Document Type: Note

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