Unravelling the extent of inequalities in health across urban and rural areas: Evidence from a national sample in England

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 654-663

  Riva, Mylene ^a   Curtis, Sarah ^a   Gauvin, Lise ^b   Fagg, James ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Multilevel modelling; Rural health; Small area analysis; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; RURAL HEALTH; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59649119732     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.024     Document Type: Article

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