Welfare state regimes, health and health inequalities in adolescence: A multilevel study in 32 countries

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 858-879

  Richter, Matthias ^a   Rathman, Katharina ^b,c   Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic ^d   Zambon, Alessio ^e   Boyce, William ^f   Hurrelmann, Klaus ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; HBSC; Socioeconomic status; Subjective health; Welfare regimes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84864002449     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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