Material deprivation and health-related dysfunction in older Dutch people: Findings from the SMILE study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 258-263

  Groffen, Danielle A I ^a   Bosma, Hans ^a   Van Den Akker, Marjan ^a   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a   Van Eijk, Jacques Th M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Elderly; Health related dysfunction; Material deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POVERTY;

EID: 44649109679     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm119     Document Type: Article

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