[Evolution of health inequalities in Catalonia [Spain]]

Carme Borrell1, Joan Benach,

  • 1Centre d'Anàlisi i Programes Sanitaris, Barcelona, Spain. cborrell@aspb.es

Gaceta Sanitaria
|October 17, 2006
PubMed
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