Social inequalities in self reported health in early old age: Follow-up of prospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7601, 2007, Pages 990-993

  Chandola, Tarani ^a   Ferrie, Jane ^a   Sacker, Amanda ^a   Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34249276082     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39167.439792.55     Document Type: Article

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