Determinants of socioeconomic differences in change in physical and mental functioning

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 499-507

  Martikainen, Pekka ^a,b   Stansfeld, Stephen ^a   Hemingway, Harry ^a,c   Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a Intl Centre for Health and Society   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Kensington Chelsea Westminster H ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental functioning; Physical functioning; SF 36; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033050668     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00135-5     Document Type: Article

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