The first pan-european sociological health inequalities survey of the general population: The european social survey rotating module on the social determinants of health

European Sociological Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 137-153

  Eikemo, Terje A ^a   Bambra, Clare ^b   Huijts, Tim ^c   Fitzgerald, Rory ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85016202277     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcw019     Document Type: Article

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