Social health inequalities among older Europeans: The contribution of social and family background

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-77

  Tubeuf, Sandy ^b   Jusot, Florence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Concentration index; Decomposition; Europe; Inequality; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79551591665     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-010-0229-3     Document Type: Article

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