An assessment of socio-economic inequalities in health among elderly in Greece, Italy and Spain

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-15

  Tsimbos, Cleon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Concentration index; Education; Health inequalities; Mediterranean countries; SHARE; Socio economic position

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN;

AGED; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN;

EID: 77049107731     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0083-1     Document Type: Article

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