Self-rated health does not explain the socioeconomic differential in mortality: A prospective study in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-331

  McFadden, E ^a,c   Luben, R ^a   Bingham, S ^a,b   Wareham, N ^a   Kinmonth, A L ^a   Khaw, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGE CLASS; ALCOHOL; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FAT; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66149139487     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.078139     Document Type: Article

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