Trajectories of health-related quality of life by socio-economic status in a nationally representative Canadian cohort

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 593-598

  Ross, Nancy A ^a   Garner, Rochelle ^b   Bernier, David ^b   Feeny, H ^c   Kaplan, Mark S ^d   McFarland, Bentson ^e   Orpana, Heather M ^f   Oderkirk, Jillian ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 84864006184     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.115378     Document Type: Article

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