Social determinants of self-perceived discrimination in Spain

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 223-230

  Gil Gonzalez D ^a,b   Vives Cases, C ^a,b   Borrell, C ^b,c,d   Agudelo Suarez A A ^a,e   Alvarez Dardet C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health surveys; Sexism; Social determinants; Social discrimination; Social inequity

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84875253273     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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