Abstract Background In Turkey, large regional inequalities were found in maternal and child
health. Yet, evidence on regional inequalities in adult health in Turkey remains fragmentary …

Using self-reported health that assesses functionality or disability status, this paper
investigates whether there are any differences in health status among older people living in …

Objectives We investigated inequalities in self-rated health between immigrants, their
descendants, and ethnic Danes and explored mediation by socioeconomic position and …

In social science and public health earlier research has persistently reported significant
socio-economic inequalities in health, inequalities in the use of health care and self rated …

Background: Previous research suggests that the social network may play very different
roles in relation to health in countries with differing welfare regimes. Objective: The study …

Introduction The self-rated health (SRH) is a widely adopted indicator of overall health. The
sponge hypothesis suggests that predictive power of SRH is stronger among women …

The number of Chinese oldest-old (aged 80+) is growing rapidly and some studies have
shown that the health status is unequal among older persons in different regions. However …

Background In order to improve the health of the most vulnerable groups in society, the
WHO called for research on the multiple and inter-linking factors shaping the social …

Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of population health.
Explanatory approaches on how SES determines health have so far included numerous …

Background: Quality of life is an important indicator for measuring health status, and
information on quality of life of different groups in society can be used to assess the effect of …