Does the pattern of occupational class inequalities in self-reported health depend on the choice of survey? A comparative analysis of four surveys and 35 European countries

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue , 2017, Pages 34-39

  Toch Marquardt, Marlen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85033485999     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw228     Document Type: Review

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