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The impact of individual and area characteristics on urban socioeconomic differences in health and smoking

Author(s) -

S. A. Rejineveld

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/27.1.33

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , psychological intervention , environmental health , obesity , odds , social deprivation , public health , demography , gerontology , logistic regression , population , psychiatry , sociology , economic growth , nursing , economics

In general, poor health and lifestyles occur more frequently among individuals of low socioeconomic status (SES) and in deprived areas. An explanation for the latter may simply be the on average lower SES of residents of these areas. It is possible, however, that living in a deprived area contributes to poor health and lifestyles. This study examines whether such an area-contribution exists in urban settings.

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