Self-rated health: Inequalities and potential determinants

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2456-2469

  Alexopoulos, Evangelos C ^a   Geitona, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Greece; Health inequalities; Self rated health; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 70349696647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6092456     Document Type: Article

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