Consistent health inequalities in Europe: The importance of labour market disadvantage

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 293-294

  Dragano, Nico ^a   Wahrendorf, Morten ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRIVATION; EASTERN EUROPE; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL AND LIFE-COURSE EPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

DEPRIVATION; EASTERN EUROPE; EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL AND LIFE-COURSE EPIDEMIOLOGY; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84894550298     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-203655     Document Type: Editorial

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