Do socioeconomic gradients in women's health widen over time and with age?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1585-1595

  Mishra, Gita D ^a   Ball, Kylie ^b   Dobson, Annette J ^c   Byles, Julie E ^d  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mortality; SF 36; Socioeconomic differentials; Well being

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1442335533     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00368-X     Document Type: Article

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