Explanation, philosophy and theory in health inequalities research: Towards a critical realist approach

Rethinking Social Epidemiology: Towards a Science of Change

Volumn 9789400721388, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-42

  Dunn, James R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2138-8_2     Document Type: Chapter

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