Social relations and self-reported health: A prospective analysis of the French Gazel cohort

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1817-1830

  Melchior, Maria ^a,b   Berkman, Lisa F ^a   Niedhammer, Isabelle ^b   Chea, Maline ^b   Goldberg, Marcel ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

France; Gazel cohort; Self reported health; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; GAS; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUSTRY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

FRANCE;

EID: 0037375067     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00181-8     Document Type: Article

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