Background: Financial crisis and worsened socio-economic conditions are associated with
greater morbidity, less utilization of health services and deteriorated population's health …

Studies show that the association between socio-economic status (SES) and self-rated
health (SRH) varies in different countries, however there are not many country-comparisons …

Abstract Background Research into Russia's health crisis during the 1990s includes studies
of both mortality and self-rated health, assuming that the determinants of the two are the …

Background: Ageing imposes extra financial burdens on social and health services in
developed countries. Self-rated health (SRH) is considered to be both a reliable …

OBJECTIVES As self rated health and mortality represent different dimensions of public
health and as risk behaviours have been closely related to mortality, we wanted to examine …

Understanding social inequalities in health is of great importance; it provides the conceptual
frame for investigating the social factors that affect health, together with empirical evidence …

Background Changes over time in self-rated health (SRH) are increasingly documented
during the current economic crisis, though whether these are due to selection, causation, or …

Objectives: The impact of socioeconomic status on health has been extensively studied and
studies have shown that low socio-economic status is related to lower values of various …

Objectives The population of Estonia has one of the lowest life expectancies and health
statuses in Europe. This is reflected in a lower perception of health among older adults. This …

Background: Socioeconomic conditions and lifestyle factors have been found to be related
to self-rated health, which is an established predictor of morbidity and mortality. Few studies …