Health inequalities in Germany. the international perspective;Soziale Ungleichheit und Gesundheit in Deutschland : Die internationale Perspektive

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-352

  Mielck, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Health inequalities; Western Europe; Worldwide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41849144900     PISSN: 14369990     EISSN: 14371588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-008-0465-1     Document Type: Article

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