Education and health in 22 European countries

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1344-1351

  von dem Knesebeck, Olaf ^a   Verde, Pablo E ^b   Dragano, Nico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age differences; Comparative; Education; European countries; Gender; Health

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745807237     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.03.043     Document Type: Article

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