Explaining educational-related inequalities in health: Mediation and moderator models

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 467-478

  Thrane, Christer ^a  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Education; Health inequality; Lifestyles; Meditation; Moderation; Norway

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 28444491899     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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