Socioeconomic inequalities in health in older women

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Rostad, Berit ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^b   Schei, Berit ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Old age; Socioeconomic factors; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 62649131083     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-008-0104-6     Document Type: Article

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