Disability in society - Medical and non-medical determinants for disability pension in a Norwegian total county population study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1837-1848

  Krokstad, Steinar ^a   Westin, Steinar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Disability pension; Epidemiology; Norway; Social security medicine; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; PENSION SYSTEM; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PENSION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PENSIONS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORD-TRONDELAG; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 1542358744     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00409-X     Document Type: Article

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