Socioeconomic disadvantage, social participation and networks and the self-rated health of English men and women with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities: Cross sectional survey

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-37

  Emerson, Eric ^a   Hatton, Chris ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Intellectual disabilities; Networks; Self reported health; Social participation; Socioeconomic disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 38549102192     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm041     Document Type: Article

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