Welfare state regimes and differences in self-perceived health in Europe: A multilevel analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2281-2295

  Eikemo, Terje Andreas ^a,b   Bambra, Clare ^c   Judge, Ken ^d   Ringdal, Kristen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Health inequalities; Multilevel analysis; Self assessed health; Welfare state; Welfare state regimes

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; SELF ASSESSMENT; WELFARE REFORM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 42949137116     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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