Self-perceived health status in older adults: Regional and sociodemographic inequalities in Spain

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 310-319

  Fernandez Martinez, Beatriz ^a   Prieto Flores, Maria Eugenia ^b   Forjaz, Maria João ^b,c   Fernández Mayoralas, Gloria ^b,d   Rojo Pérez, Fermina ^b,d   Martínez Martín, Pablo ^c,d,e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

^e Unidad de Investigacion Proyecto Alzheimer   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged; Health inequalities; Health status; Quality of Life; Regional development; Residence characteristics; Social inequity; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84860644892     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102012000200013     Document Type: Article

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