Do childhood and adult socioeconomic circumstances influence health and physical function in middle-age?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1425-1431

  Osler, Merete ^a,b,c   Madsen, Mia ^c   Nybo Andersen, Anne Marie ^c   Avlund, Kirsten ^b,c   Mcgue, Matt ^c   Jeune, Bernard ^c   Christensen, Kaare ^c  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children, Socioeconomic status (SES); Denmark; Dental status; Physical limitations; Self rated health (SRH); Social class; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE STRUCTURE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DATA SET; DENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; TWINS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DENMARK; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

COPENHAGEN [(CTY) HOVEDSTADEN]; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; HOVEDSTADEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 63149156223     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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