Geographies of health perception in Quebec: A multilevel perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1483-1490

  Pampalon, Robert ^a,b   Duncan, Craig ^c   Subramanian, S V ^c   Jones, Kelvyn ^c  

^a Min de la S et des Serv Social   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geography; Health perception; Multilevel analysis; Quebec

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FITNESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANADA;

EID: 0032950524     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00043-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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