Socioeconomic influences at different life stages on health in Guangzhou, China

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1884-1892

  Elwell Sutton, Timothy M ^a   Jiang, Chao Qiang ^b   Zhang, Wei Sen ^b   Cheng, Kar Keung ^c   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Leung, Gabriel M ^a   Schooling, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Guangzhou Number 12 Hospital   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Health inequalities; Life course; Metabolic syndrome; Self rated health; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE; LIFE COURSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 79958708013     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.041     Document Type: Article

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