Who feels inferior? A test of the status anxiety hypothesis of social inequalities in health

European Sociological Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 525-535

  Layte, Richard ^a,b   Whelan, Christopher T ^c,d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84906252863     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcu057     Document Type: Article

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