International differences in self-reported health measures in 33 major metropolitan areas in Europe

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-47

  Gray, Linsay ^a   Merlo, Juan ^b   Mindell, Jennifer ^c   Hallqvist, Johan ^d,e   Tafforeau, Jean ^f   O'Reilly, Dermot ^g   Regidor, Enrique ^h   Næss, Øyvind ⁱ   Kelleher, Cecily ^j   Helakorpi, Satu ^k   Lange, Cornelia ^l   Leyland, Alastair H ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^g QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^k NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^l ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CITIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856487258     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq170     Document Type: Article

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