Do Social Policies Influence the Health of Women and their Children?: Implications for Designing Future Policies Using a 'Social Determinants of Health' Lens

Women and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 735-751

  Osypuk, Theresa L ^a   Joshi, Pamela ^b   Geronimo, Kimberly ^b   Acevedo Garcia, Dolores ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384978-6.00049-2     Document Type: Chapter

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