Thesis
Does social class explain health inequalities?
- Alternative title:
- a study of Great Britain and Spain
- Abstract:
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The main research questions examined in this thesis concern the extent to which social class influence individuals' health, and how and whether individuals' occupation, education and lifestyles mediate between class and health. The conclusions drawn from the analysis of these empirical questions cast further light on the widening health inequalities seen in developed societies in recent decades. In particular, this research suggests that, employment conditions as well as educational level...
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- Publication date:
- 2004
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
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td:602336204
- Source identifiers:
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602336204
- Deposit date:
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2013-01-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Días Martínez, Elisa
- Copyright date:
- 2004
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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