Impact of economic crisis and other demographic and socio-economic factors on self-rated health in Greece

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 206-210

  Zavras, Dimitris ^a   Tsiantou, Vasiliki ^a   Pavi, Elpida ^a   Mylona, Katerina ^a   Kyriopoulos, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875995032     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks143     Document Type: Article

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