Differences in self reported morbidity by educational level: A comparison of 11 Western European countries

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 219-227

  Cavelaars, Adriënne E J M ^a   Kunst, Anton E ^a   Geurts, José J M ^b   Crialesi, Roberta ^c   Grötvedt, Liv ^d   Helmert, Uwe ^e   Lahelma, Eero ^f   Lundberg, Olle ^g   Matheson, Jil ^h   Mielck, Andreas ⁱ   Mizrahi, Andrée ^j   Mizrahi, Arié ^j   Rasmussen, Niels Kr ^k   Regidor, Enrique ^l   Spuhler, Thomas ^m   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b STATISTICS NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c ITALIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS   (Italy)

^d STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^h OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ GSF Institute for Medical Informatics and Health Service Research (MEDIS)   (Germany)

^j CREDES   (France)

^k DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^l Ministry of Environment   (Spain)

^m Swiss Federal Statistical Office   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 18544405138     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.4.219     Document Type: Article

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