Health inequalities by socioeconomic status among men in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-124

  Krokstad, Steinar ^a   Westin, Steinar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

cross sectional studies; epidemiology; health; inequalities; male; middle age; Norway; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036356774     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948020300020501     Document Type: Article

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