The social determinants of inequalities in self-reported health 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 107-114

  Balaj, Mirza ^a   McNamara, Courtney L ^a   Eikemo, Terje A ^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; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85033473783     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw217     Document Type: Review

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