Dances of death: macabre mirrors of an unequal society

Johan Mackenbach () and Rolf Dreier

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 6, 915-924

Abstract: Dances of Death provide historical context to current analyses and debates of social inequalities in health. They remind us of the stubbornness of these inequalities, which despite progress in material well-being are still very much with us today. Copyright The Author(s) 2012

Keywords: History; Mortality; Social inequality; Art (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0381-x

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