Multilevel analysis of income, income inequalities and health in Spain

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1099-1106

  Karlsdotter, Kristina ^a   Martín Martín, José J ^a   López del Amo González, M Puerto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Income; Income inequality; Lagged effects; Self rated health; Spain

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOGIT ANALYSIS; WELFARE IMPACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84857912296     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.020     Document Type: Article

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