Perceived social position and health: Is there a reciprocal relationship?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 692-699

  Garbarski, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

CES D; Health utilities index; Older adults; Perceived social position; Self reported health; Socioeconomic status (SES); Subjective social status; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

UNITED STATES;

MARMOTA;

EID: 75849121406     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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