Aggregation and the measurement of income inequality: Effects on morbidity

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 733-744

  Soobader, Mah Jabeen ^b   LeClere, Felicia B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Economic segregation; Health status; Income inequality; Multi level, Poverty; Perceived health status; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

INCOME; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WAGE GAP;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; MORBIDITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032991163     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00401-8     Document Type: Article

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