The relationship between socioeconomic status and health: a review of the literature
JS Feinstein - The Milbank Quarterly, 1993 - JSTOR
Mortality rates in the developed world have fallen sharply during the twentieth century.
Individuals of lower socioeconomic status, however, generally have faced higher mortality …
Individuals of lower socioeconomic status, however, generally have faced higher mortality …
“Fundamental causes” of social inequalities in mortality: a test of the theory
JC Phelan, BG Link, A Diez-Roux… - Journal of health …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Medicine and epidemiology currently dominate the study of the strong association between
socioeconomic status and mortality. Socioeconomic status typically is viewed as a causally …
socioeconomic status and mortality. Socioeconomic status typically is viewed as a causally …
Social conditions as fundamental causes of health inequalities: theory, evidence, and policy implications
JC Phelan, BG Link… - Journal of health and …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Link and Phelan (1995) developed the theory of fundamental causes to explain why the
association between socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality has persisted despite radical …
association between socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality has persisted despite radical …
[PDF][PDF] Socioeconomic status and health: old observations and new thoughts
Observations of a positive association between socioeconomi position (SES) and health are
not new, extending back to the: 12th century (Antonovsky 1967; Syme and Berkman 1976) …
not new, extending back to the: 12th century (Antonovsky 1967; Syme and Berkman 1976) …
Health behavior vs the stress of low socioeconomic status and health outcomes
JR Dunn - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
SINCE THE LATE 1970S AND EARLY 1980S, A FUNDA-mental question surrounding the
relationship be-tween socioeconomic factors and health status has been: How much of …
relationship be-tween socioeconomic factors and health status has been: How much of …
General explanations for social inequalities in health.
M Marmot, A Feeney - IARC scientific publications, 1997 - europepmc.org
Life expectancy has always differed according to status in society, with a higher mortality
among those of lower social status. Although cancer and cardiovascular diseases are more …
among those of lower social status. Although cancer and cardiovascular diseases are more …
Socioeconomic status and health: what we know and what we don't
NE Adler, JM Ostrove - Annals of the New York academy of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
In the past 15 years, we have seen a marked increase in research on socioeconomic status
(SES) and health. Research in the first part of this era examined the nature of the …
(SES) and health. Research in the first part of this era examined the nature of the …
Socioeconomic status and health: dimensions and mechanisms
This paper reviews the evidence on the well-known positive association between
socioeconomic status and health. We focus on four dimensions of socioeconomic status …
socioeconomic status and health. We focus on four dimensions of socioeconomic status …
Socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, and mortality: results from a nationally representative prospective study of US adults
Context.—A prominent hypothesis regarding social inequalities in mortality is that the
elevated risk among the socioeconomically disadvantaged is largely due to the higher …
elevated risk among the socioeconomically disadvantaged is largely due to the higher …
New perspectives on socioeconomic inequalities in health
JP Mackenbach, P Howden-Chapman - Perspectives in biology and …, 2003 - muse.jhu.edu
In all countries with available data, risks of disease and premature death tend to be
systematically higher for those with lower levels of education and income. During the 1990s …
systematically higher for those with lower levels of education and income. During the 1990s …