Poverty, Income Inequality and Health
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poverty; income; income inequality; population health; health inequalities; life course studies; aggregate studies; multi-level studies.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- F01 - International Economics - - General - - - Global Outlook
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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