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A prospective cohort study investigating the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health in The Netherlands

Mackenbach, J.P., van de Mheen, H., Stronks, K.·1994·Social Science & Medicine

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In this paper, the objectives, design, data-collection procedures and enrollment rates of the Longitudinal Study on Socio-Economic Health Differences (LS-SEHD) are described. This study started in 1991, and is the first large-scale longitudinal study of the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health in the Netherlands. The LS-SEHD aims at making a quantitative assessment of the contribution of different mechanisms and factors to the explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health. It is based on a research model incorporating both 'selection' and 'causation' mechanisms, and a wide range of specific factors possibly involved in these mechanisms: health-related life-style factors, structural/environmental factors, psychosocial stress-related factors, childhood environment, cultural factors, psychological factors, and health in childhood. The design of the LS-SEHD is that of a prospective cohort study. An aselect sample, stratified by age, degree of urbanization and socio-economic status, for approx. 27,000 persons was drawn from the population registers in a region in the Southeastern part of The Netherlands. The persons in this sample received a postal questionnaire. An aselect subsample of approx. 3500 persons from the respondents to the postal questionnaire was, in addition, approached for an oral interview. The follow-up of these samples will use routinely collected data (mortality by cause of death, hospital admissions by diagnosis, cancer incidence), as wel…

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Authors
Mackenbach, J. P., van de Mheen, H., & Stronks, K.
Affiliations
Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1994-01
Volume
38
Issue
2
Pages
299-308
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2005980898
Cited by
195
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Studies
Keywords
socioeconomic inequalities in health, selection mechanisms, psychosocial stress, childhood environment, cultural factors, psychological factors, research design, response rate
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Prospective Studies, Social Justice, Socioeconomic Factors, Cohort Studies

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