Multidimensional poverty and health: Evidence from a nationwide survey in Japan

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Oshio, Takashi ^a   Kan, Mari ^b  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current smoking; Multidimensional poverty; Psychological distress; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; LIVING STANDARD; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; JAPAN; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

JAPAN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965189287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-014-0128-9     Document Type: Article

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