Occupational class and the probability of long-term limiting illness

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-266

  Borooah, Vani K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Census data; Estimated probabilities; Inequality decomposition; Long term limiting illness

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033043393     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00101-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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