Socioeconomic inequalities, health damaging behavior, and self-perceived health in Serbia: A cross-sectional study

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-262

  Janković, Janko ^a   Janević, Teresa ^b   Von dem Knesebeck, Olaf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SELF CONCEPT; SERBIA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SERBIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866465833     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2012.53.254     Document Type: Article

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