Welfare state regimes and income-related health inequalities: A comparison of 23 European countries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 593-599

  Eikemo, T A ^a,b,c   Bambra, C ^d   Joyce, K ^d   Dahl, Espen ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Europe; Health inequalities; Income; Welfare state regimes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGLO SAXON; ARTICLE; BISMARCK; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE INEQUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 56749096785     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn092     Document Type: Article

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