The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: Findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue , 2017, Pages 22-26

  McNamara, Courtney L ^a   Balaj, Mirza ^a   Thomson, Katie H ^b   Eikemo, Terje A ^a   Solheim, Erling F ^a   Bambra, Clare ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 85020396385     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw222     Document Type: Review

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