Self-rated health (SRH) and socioeconomic position (SEP) among urban home-dwelling older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-120

  Sulander, Tommi ^a,b   Pohjolainen, Pertti ^a   Karvinen, Elina ^a  

^a Age Institute   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Self rated health; Socio economic position; Urban older adults

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80054901681     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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