Past or present? Childhood living conditions and current socioeconomic status as determinants of adult health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-336

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adult health; Childhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031033005     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00102-5     Document Type: Article

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