Do risk factors explain more of the social gradient in self-reported health when adjusting for baseline health?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Arendt, Jacob Nielsen ^a,b   Lauridsen, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Health; Risk factors; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; DENMARK; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 40849111480     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm096     Document Type: Article

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