Investigating explanations of socio-economic inequalities in health: The Dutch GLOBE study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-70

  Van Lenthe, Frank J ^a   Schrijvers, Carola T M ^a   Droomers, Mariel ^a   Joung, Inez M A ^a   Louwman, Marieke J ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Socio economic inequalities in health; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 1942476929     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/14.1.63     Document Type: Article

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