The contribution of material, psychosocial, and behavioral factors in explaining educational and occupational mortality inequalities in a nationally representative sample of South Koreans: Relative and absolute perspectives

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 858-866

  Khang, Young Ho ^a   Lynch, John W ^b   Yang, Seungmi ^b   Harper, Sam ^b   Yun, Sung Cheol ^a   Jung Choi, Kyunghee ^c   Kim, Hye Ryun ^d  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea Inst Hlth and Social Aff   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Inequalities; Mortality; Psychology; Socioeconomic factors; South Korea

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; NUTRITION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVEY;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 60249095041     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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