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Author Pikhart, Hynek, 1970-

Title Social and psychosocial determinants of self-rated health in central and eastern Europe / by Hynek Pikhart
Published Boston, Mass. : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002

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Description xvi, 213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 1. East-West Difference -- 2. Main Interest and Hypotheses -- 3. Study Design and Data -- 4. Contributors to the Project -- 5. Structure -- 2. Background -- 1. Health Status in Countries of Central and Eastern Europe -- 2. Self-Rated Health -- 3. Socioeconomic Factors -- 4. Psychosocial Factors -- 3. Populations and Methods -- 1. Populations -- 2. Description of the Data -- 3. Statistical Power of the Study -- 4. Statistical Analysis -- 4. Results -- 1. Descriptive Characteristics of Study Subjects and Populations -- 2. Socioeconomic Characteristics and Marital Status -- 3. Perceived Control and Other Psycho-Social Factors not Related to Work -- 4. Measures of Socioeconomic Inequality at the Population Level -- 5. Work Related Psychosocial Factors -- 6. Analyses Using Other Endpoints -- 5. Discussion -- 1. Methodological Issues -- 2. Consistency of the Results with Other Studies -- 3. Does this Research Help to Understand the Health Crisis in CCEE?
6. Conclusions -- App. 1. CHEWE Questionnaire -- App. 2. Physical Functioning -- App. 3. Coding of Work Characteristics
Notes Originally presented as the author's thesis-University College London
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-189) and index
Subject Public health -- Social aspects -- Europe, Eastern.
Public health -- Social aspects -- Europe.
Self-care, Health -- Europe, Eastern.
Self-care, Health -- Europe.
Public health -- Europe, Eastern -- Psychological aspects.
Public health -- Europe -- Psychological aspects.
Health Status Indicators.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Health Status.
Socioeconomic Factors.
SUBJECT Europe. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005060
Europe, Eastern. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005061
Genre/Form Statistics.
Statistics.
LC no. 2001050365
ISBN 0792376048 alkaline paper