Income related inequalities in self assessed health in Britain: 1979-1995

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-129

  Gravelle, H ^a   Sutton, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037311344     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.2.125     Document Type: Article

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