Social class in childhood and general health in adulthood: Questionnaire study of contribution of psychological attributes

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7175, 1999, Pages 18-22

  Bosma, Hans ^a   Van De Mheen, H Dike ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COPING BEHAVIOR; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033514027     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7175.18     Document Type: Article

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