What role does socio-economic position play in the link between functional limitations and self-rated health: France vs. USA?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-321

  Delpierre, Cyrille ^a   Datta, Geetanjali D ^b   Kelly Irving, Michelle ^a,c   Lauwers Cances, Valérie ^a   Berkman, Lisa ^d   Lang, Thierry ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861603252     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr056     Document Type: Article

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