Heterogeneity in the determinants of health and illness: The example of socioeconomic status and smoking

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 307-317

  Birch, Stephen ^a   Jerrett, Mike ^a   Eyles, John ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Population health; Quebec; Smoking; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANADA;

EID: 0034674841     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00455-4     Document Type: Article

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