Inequalities and intersections in health: A review of the evidence

Gender Equity in Health: The Shifting Frontiers of Evidence and Action

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 70-95

  Iyer, Aditi ^a,b   Sen, Gita ^a,c   Östlin, Piroska ^d,e  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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EID: 84911127371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203866900     Document Type: Chapter

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