Social inequalities in health: Are there gender differences?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-60

  Matthews, Sharon ^a   Manor, Orly ^b   Power, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Education; Gender; Health; Longitudinal; Social class; Socioeconomic inequalities

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WHEEZING;

ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032898666     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00288-3     Document Type: Article

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