Socioeconomic conditions, lifestyle factors, and self-rated health among men and women in Sweden

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-133

  Molarius, Anu ^a   Berglund, Kenneth ^b   Eriksson, Charli ^c,d   Lambe, Mats ^b,e   Nordström, Eva ^f   Eriksson, Hans G ^f   Feldman, Inna ^b  

^a Vastmanland County Council   (Sweden)

^b Smittskyddsenheten   (Sweden)

^c Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f Sormland County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Lifestyle; Population studies; Self rated health; Socioeconomic conditions; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RETIREMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNDERWEIGHT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 34047214613     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl070     Document Type: Article

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