Social determinants of health - A question of social or economic capital? Interaction effects of socioeconomic factors on health outcomes

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 930-939

  Ahnquist, Johanna ^a,b   Wamala, Sarah P ^a,b   Lindstrom, Martin ^c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic hardships; Self rated health; Social capital; Social determinants; Sweden

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84857452515     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.026     Document Type: Article

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