Socioeconomic inequalities in the quality of life of older Europeans in different welfare regimes

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 364-370

  Niedzwiedz, Claire L ^a   Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ^a   Pell, Jill P ^a   Mitchell, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84901765612     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku017     Document Type: Article

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