Socioeconomic position, gender, and inequalities in self-rated health between Roma and non-Roma in Serbia

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Janevic, Teresa ^a   Jankovic, Janko ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Health status; Inequalities; Romany; Serbia; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GIPSY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERBIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GYPSIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERBIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858792456     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0277-1     Document Type: Article

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