Unfairness and the social gradient of metabolic syndrome in the Whitehall II Study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 413-419

  De Vogli, Roberto ^a   Brunner, Eric ^a   Marmot, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Justice; Metabolic syndrome; Psychosocial factors; Social class; Unfairness

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 34648823760     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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