Exploring trends in and determinants of educational inequalities in self-rated health

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 677-686

  Granstrom, Fredrik ^a   Molarius, Anu ^b   Garvin, Peter ^a   Elo, Sirkka ^c   Feldman, Inna ^d   Kristenson, Margareta ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Vastmanland County Council   (Sweden)

^c Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

educational status; Health status disparities; social medicine; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84942118656     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494815592271     Document Type: Article

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