Influence of spousal education on partner's self-rated health: Cross-sectional study among 1382 married couples in Shanghai, China

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 398-408

  Li, Yang ^a   Fu, Hua ^a   Zhao, Fang ^a   Luo, Jianfeng ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Education; Self reported health; Social determinants of health; Spouse partner

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SPOUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF-REPORTED HEALTH; SPOUSE/PARTNER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SPOUSES;

CHINA; EDUCATION; SELF-REPORTED HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SPOUSE/PARTNER;

EID: 84884564074     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511420417     Document Type: Article

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