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. 2002 Apr 20;324(7343):978.

Income inequality and population health. Better measures of social differentiation and hierarchy are needed

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Income inequality and population health. Better measures of social differentiation and hierarchy are needed

Richard Wilkinson et al. BMJ. .
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