Equalisation of socioeconomic differences in injury risks at school age? A study of three age cohorts of Swedish children and adolescents

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1891-1899

  Engstrom K ^a,b   Laflamme, L ^a,b   Diderichsen, F ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood; Equalisation process; Intentional and unintentional injuries; Socioeconomic inequality; Sweden; Youth

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; INJURY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0141565434     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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