Changes in the social patterning of health? The case of Finland 1986-1994

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 789-799

  Lahelma, Eero ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Huuhka, Minna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Gender; Health inequalities; Structural change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030966731     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00186-4     Document Type: Article

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