Urbanization, socioeconomic status and health disparity in China

Health and Place

Volumn 42, Issue , 2016, Pages 87-95

  Miao, Jia ^a   Wu, Xiaogang ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health disparity; Income health relationship; Lifestyle; Socioeconomic status; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INEQUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHEST INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPID DIET; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA;

ADULT; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84991615391     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.09.008     Document Type: Article

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