What can ecological data tell us about reasons for divergence in health status between West Central Scotland and other regions of post-industrial Europe?

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-163

  Taulbut, M ^a   Walsh, D ^a   Parcell, S ^a   Hartmann, A ^b   Poirier, G ^c   Strniskova, D ^d   Daniels, G ^e   Hanlon, P ^e  

^a Glasgow Centre for Population Health   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Observatoire Régional de la Santé ORS   (France)

^d Regional Public Health Authority of the Olomouc Region   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

De industrialization; Europe; Health determinants; Mortality; Scotland

Indexed keywords

DEINDUSTRIALIZATION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MARRIAGE; POLITICS; POVERTY; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WELFARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875529822     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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