Social position and health in old age: the relevance of different indicators of social position.

Kirsten Avlund; Bjørn E Holstein; Merete Osler; Mogens T Damsgaard; Poul Holm-Pedersen; Niels K Rasmussen

doi:10.1080/14034940210134130

Social position and health in old age: the relevance of different indicators of social position.

Kirsten Avlund, Bjørn E Holstein, Merete Osler, Mogens T Damsgaard, Poul Holm-Pedersen, Niels K Rasmussen

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2003-null

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Vol/bind	31
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	126-36
Antal sider	10
ISSN	1403-4948
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940210134130
Status	Udgivet - 2003

Bibliografisk note

Keywords: Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Denmark; Female; Health Status Indicators; Housing; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Occupations; Oral Health; Quality of Life; Sex Factors; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors

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10.1080/14034940210134130

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Social position and health in old age: the relevance of different indicators of social position. / Avlund, Kirsten; Holstein, Bjørn E; Osler, Merete; Damsgaard, Mogens T; Holm-Pedersen, Poul; Rasmussen, Niels K.

I: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Bind 31, Nr. 2, 2003, s. 126-36.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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