Regional inequalities in self-reported conditions and non-communicable diseases in European countries: 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 14-21

  Thomson, Katie H ^a   Renneberg, Ann Christin ^b   McNamara, Courtney L ^c   Akhter, Nasima ^a,d   Reibling, Nadine ^e   Bambra, Clare ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 85033452962     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw227     Document Type: Review

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