The contribution of childhood environment to the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health in adult life: A retrospective study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-24

  Van De Mheen, H ^a   Stronks, K ^a   Van Den Bos, J ^a   Mackenbach, J P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood environment; Self reported health; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031060618     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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