Assessing where vulnerable groups fare worst: A global multilevel analysis on the impact of welfare regimes on disability across different socioeconomic groups

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 775-781

  Witvliet, Margot I ^a   Kunst, Anton E ^a   Stronks, Karien ^a   Arah, Onyebuchi A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VULNERABILITY; WELFARE IMPACT; WELFARE REFORM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE; FAR EAST; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 84865969533     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2011-200320     Document Type: Article

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