Gender-specific responses to social determinants associated with self-perceived health in Taiwan: A multilevel approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1630-1640

  Chen, Duan Rung ^a   Chang, Ly Yun ^b   Yang, Meng Li ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gender differentials; Multilevel models; Self perceived health; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; PERCEPTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 53049083878     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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