Socio-economic gradients in self-reported health in Ireland and Nothern Ireland

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 43-51

  O'Reilly, D ^a   Thompson, K J ^e   Murphy, A W ^b   Bury, G ^c   Gilliland, A ^a   Kelly, A ^d   O'Dowd, T ^d   Steele, K ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; IRELAND; MALE; MORBIDITY; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33750172094     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03169172     Document Type: Article

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