Health inequalities among the elderly in western Europe

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 492-498

  Rueda Pozo, S ^a   Artazcoz, L ^b,c   Navarro, V ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; EDUCATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; MOBILITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RETIREMENT; WOMENS HEALTH;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44349191087     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.059279     Document Type: Article

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