The role of income differences in explaining social inequalities in self rated health in Sweden and Britain

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 556-561

  Yngwe, M A ^a   Diderichsen, F ^a   Burstrom B ^a   Whitehead, M ^b   Holland, P ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH MONITORING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SELF ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034911981     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.55.8.556     Document Type: Article

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