Self-assessed health - A case study of social differentials in Soweto, South Africa

Health and Place

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-205

  Gilbert, Leah ^a   Soskolne, Varda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Self assessed health; Social inequalities; Social networks; Social resources; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOUSING; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOWETO;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0141500276     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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