Psychosocial and neo-material dimensions of SES and health revisited: Predictors of self-rated health in a Canadian national survey

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1465-1473

  Dunn, James R ^a,b,c   Veenstra, Gerry ^d   Ross, Nancy ^e  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health inequalities; Psychosocial comparisons; Reference groups; Self rated health status; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 32044451324     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.038     Document Type: Article

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