Misclassification of occupation-based socioeconomic position and gender comparisons of socioeconomic risk

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Ljung, Rickard ^a   Hallqvist, Johan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

gender differences; misclassification; myocardial infarction; social class; Socioeconomic position; Sweden; synergy index

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33847328352     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940600777260     Document Type: Article

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