Analyzing differences in the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in self-perceived health by countries of different political tradition in Europe

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-341

  Borrell, Carme ^a   Espelt, Albert ^a,b,c   Rodríguez Sanz, Maica ^a,d   Burström, Bo ^e   Muntaner, Carles ^f,g,h   Pasarin M ^a,b   Benach, Joan ^b,i   Marinacci, Chiara ^j,k   Roskam, Albert Jan ^l   Schaap, Maartje ^l   Regidor, Enrique ^m   Costa, Giuseppe ^n,o   Santana, Paula ^p   Deboosere, Patrick ^r   Kunst, Anton ^r   Navarro, Vicente ^b,q  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h Employment Conditions Network

ⁱ Research Group on Health Inequalities

^j Regional Epidemiology Unit of Piemonte   (Italy)

^k International Centre for Birth Defects   (Italy)

^l ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^m UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

ⁿ Epidemiologic Observatory of the Regional Health Service

^o UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^q JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r Turin University ^*

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WELFARE PROVISION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK; ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 68049107172     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.39.2.f     Document Type: Article

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