Changing health inequalities in east and west Germany since unification

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-136

  Nolte, Ellen ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East and west Germany; Health inequalities; Psychosocial factors; Self perceived health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION MODEL; RISK; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

GERMANY;

EID: 0142186780     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00153-9     Document Type: Article

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