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Socioeconomic status and health among the aged in the United States and Germany

A comparative cross-sectional study

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ID5113628
AuthorsOlaf Von Dem Knesebeck (0000-0001-6310-5879, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf), Günther Lüschen (University of Alabama at Birmingham), W C Cockerham (0000-0003-0800-3161, University of Alabama at Birmingham), J Siegrist (0000-0002-7530-4178, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Year2003
Volume57
Issue9
Pages1643-1652
Publication date2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0277-9536(03)00020-0
PMID12948573
OpenAlexW2084181160
LanguageEN
Citations received81
References cited39

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Health and Retirement Study · Health equity · Inequality · Logistic regression · Occupational prestige · Population · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Gerontology

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