Poor health in the Korean older population: Age effect or adverse socioeconomic position

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 599-604

  Park, Eun Ja ^a   Cho, Sung il ^b   Jang, Soong Nang ^c  

^a Korea Inst Hlth and Social Aff   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Self rated health; Socio economic status; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84865630951     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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