Factors and processes influencing health inequalities in urban areas

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 389-391

  Borrell, Carme ^a,b,c   Pons Vigués, Mariona ^a,b,d,e   Morrison, Joana ^a,b,c   Díez, Èlia ^a,b,c  

^a Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona ^*  (Spain)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI D'INVESTIGACIÓ EN ATENCIÓ PRIMÀRIA JORDI GOL   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CITY PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

AGE FACTORS; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URBAN POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84883050981     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-202014     Document Type: Note

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