The impact of socioeconomic status on changes in the general and mental health of women over time: Evidence from a longitudinal study of Australian women

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Williams, Jennifer Stewart ^a   Cunich, Michelle ^b   Byles, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Aging; Health change; Health inequalities; Mental health; Socioeconomic; Women

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; BASELINE SURVEY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84875875487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-25     Document Type: Article

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