Do social relations explain health inequalities? Evidence from a longitudinal survey in a changing eastern German region

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 619-627

  Klein, Jens ^a   Vonneilich, Nico ^a   Baumeister, Sebastian E ^b   Kohlmann, Thomas ^b   Von Dem Knesebeck, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health inequalities Social relations North eastern Germany Mediating effect Longitudinal survey Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84863780408     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0356-y     Document Type: Article

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