Does the association between self-rated health and mortality vary by social class?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-280

  McFadden, E ^a   Luben, R ^a   Bingham, S ^a   Wareham, N ^a   Kinmonth, A L ^a   Khaw, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Mortality; Risk factor; Self rated health; Social class; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149522312     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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