Ageing under unequal circumstances: a cross-sectional analysis of the gender and socioeconomic patterning of functional limitations among the Southern European elderly

Ageing under unequal circumstances: a cross-sectional analysis of the gender and socioeconomic patterning of functional limitations among the Southern European elderly

Abstract Background In a context of population ageing, it is a priority for planning and prevention to understand the socioeconomic (SE) patterning of functional limitations and its consequences on healthcare needs. This paper aims at measuring the gender and SE inequalities in functional limitation...

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Main Authors: Manuel Serrano-Alarcón, Julian Perelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Functional limitations
Ageing
Inequality
Disability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0673-0

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