Explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent self-rated health: The contribution of material, psychosocial and behavioural factors

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 691-697

  Richter, Matthias ^a   Moor, Irene ^b   van Lenthe, Frank J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

GERMANY;

EID: 84866035579     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.125500     Document Type: Article

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