Does increased gender equality lead to a convergence of health outcomes for men and women? A study of Swedish municipalities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1892-1903

  Backhans, Mona C ^a   Lundberg, Michael ^a   Månsdotter, Anna ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregate data; Convergence; Gender equality; Public health; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; TRADE-OFF;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATABASES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATE MEDICINE; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34047179071     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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