Self-reported social class in adolescents: Validity and relationship with gradients in self-reported health

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pueyo, María Jesús ^a   Serra Sutton, Vicky ^b   Alonso, Jordi ^c   Starfield, Barbara ^d   Rajmil, Luis ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OCCUPATION; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; URBAN AREA; VALIDITY;

EID: 37549060003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-151     Document Type: Article

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