The Effects of Childhood Circumstances, Adult Socioeconomic Status, and Material Circumstances on Physical and Mental Functioning: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 431-439

  Laaksonen, Mikko ^a   Silventoinen, Karri ^a   Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a   Pitkäniemi, Janne ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Childhood; Mental Functioning; Physical Functioning; Socioeconomic Position; Structural Equation Model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34249112608     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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