Cumulative Advantage in an Egalitarian Country? Socioeconomic Health Disparities over the Life Course in Sweden

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 257-273

  Leopold, Liliya ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cohorts; cumulative advantage; life course; self rated health; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; WELFARE; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84974604179     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146516645926     Document Type: Article

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