A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between changes in socio-economic status and changes in health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-123

  Halleröd, Björn ^a   Gustafsson, Jan Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causality; Health selectivity; Incomes; Latent growth curves; Longitudinal; Morbidity; Socio economic status; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH MODELING; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CAREER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SIZE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

ADULT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 78650178476     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.036     Document Type: Article

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