Subjective social status and health in young people

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 372-383

  Karvonen, Sakari ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health; Socioeconomic status; Subjective social status; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952250179     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01285.x     Document Type: Article

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