Accumulated occupational class and self-rated health. Can information on previous experience of class further our understanding of the social gradient in health?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-33

  Kjellsson, Sara ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Occupational class; Self rated health; Social gradient; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CLASS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATION; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84874317259     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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