Contextualising indicators of socio-economic status: Chronic illness as lived experience of SES

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 141-147

  Walker, Christine ^a   Peterson, Chris ^b  

^a Chronic Illness Alliance Inc   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Location; Self management; Socio economic Status

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 1642472771     PISSN: 13242296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py03038     Document Type: Review

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