Effect of Age and Sex on the Relationship Between Different Socioeconomic Indices and Self-Reported Functional Health in the EPIC-Norfolk Population-Based Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 289-297

  Myint, Phyo K ^a,b   Luben, Robert N ^b   Surtees, Paul G ^b   Wainwright, Nicholas W J ^b   Bingham, Sheila A ^c   Wareham, Nicholas J ^d   Khaw, Kay Tee ^b  

^a Ageing and Stroke Medicine Section   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC Centre for Nutritional Epidemiology   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health Related Quality of Life; Mental Functional Health; Older People; Physical Functional Health; SF 36; Socioeconomic Differentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 64149095508     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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