Religious and ethnic differences in health: Evidence from the Health Surveys for England 1999 and 2004

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 549-568

  Karlsen, Saffron ^a   Nazroo, James Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Christian; class; diabetes; ethnic; gender; health; Hindu; hypertension; minority; Muslim; obesity; religion; Sikh; socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CULTURAL CHANGE; DIABETES; ETHNICITY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROGENEITY; HYPERTENSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVEY; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78650147207     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2010.497204     Document Type: Article

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