Socio-economic differences in health among Slovak adolescents

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-35

  Geckova, Andrea Madarasova ^a   van Dijk, Jitse P ^b   Zezula, Ivan ^a   Tuinstra, Jolnada ^b   Groothoff, Johan W ^b   Post, Doeke ^b  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Slovakia; Socio economic health differences; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLOVAKIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PARENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SLOVAKIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 1542330094     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-003-2050-6     Document Type: Article

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