Role of childhood health in the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in early adult health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-19

  Van De Mheen, H ^a   Stronks, K ^a   Looman, C W N ^a   Mackenbach, J P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; LIVING STANDARDS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD; CITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS;

EINDHOVEN; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0031982691     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.1.15     Document Type: Article

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