Social determinants and health behaviors: Conceptual frames and empirical advances

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-84

  Short, Susan E ^a   Mollborn, Stefanie ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84930618910     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.05.002     Document Type: Review

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