Socio-economic health differences in the Netherlands: A review of recent empirical findings
__Abstract__ Evidence on variation in the frequency of health problems between socio-economic groups in the Dutch population has accumulated rapidly in recent years. This paper presents a review of these recent data. It is clear now that a lower socio-economic status is associated with a higher frequency of a wide range of health problems. This negative association has consistently been found for the following health indicators: birth weight; adult body height; prevalence of health complaints; prevalence of many chronic conditions; prevalence of disability; incidence of long-term work incapaci... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1992 |
Schlagwörter: | inequalities in health / socio-economic status / mortality / morbidity / risk factors / the Netherlands |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27217644 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/55342 |