Perceived health as related to income, socio-economic status, lifestyle, and social support factors in a middle-aged Japanese

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 155-162

  Wang, Naren ^a   Iwasaki, Motors ^b   Otani, Tetsuya ^b   Hayashi, Rumiko ^a   Miyazaki, Hiroko ^c   Xiao, Liu ^a   Yosiaki, Sasazawa ^a   Suzuki, Shosuke ^c   Koyama, Hiroshi ^a   Sakamaki, Tetsuo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^c NPO International Eco Health Research Group   (Japan)

Author keywords

Life style; Perceived health; Social Isolation; Social Support; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27744601112     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.15.155     Document Type: Article

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