Economic recession and health inequalities in Japan: Analysis with a national sample, 1986-2001

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 869-875

  Kondo, N ^a,b,d   Subramanian, S V ^a   Kawachi, I ^a   Takeda, Y ^c   Yamagata, Z ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare   (Japan)

^d Landmark Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; INCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 54749098445     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.070334     Document Type: Article

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