Socioeconomic position and health at old age: Results from 6-years follow-up study

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-191

  Anson, Ofra ^a   Paran, Ester ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Fundamental cause of disease; Inequality; Physical health; Quality of life; Salutogenic approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950536247     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sth.2009.24     Document Type: Article

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