Patterns of Socioeconomic Inequality in Adolescent Health Differ According to the Measure of Socioeconomic Position

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1169-1180

  Elgar, Frank J ^a   McKinnon, Britt ^a   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^b   Schnohr, Christina Warrer ^c   Mazur, Joanna ^d   Cavallo, Franco ^e   Currie, Candace ^f  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d INSTITUTE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Family affluence scale; Health inequality; Socioeconomic status; Subjective social status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 84929688959     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-0994-6     Document Type: Article

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