Browsing Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap by Journals "PLoS ONE"
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Are Older Adults Physically Active Enough - A Matter of Assessment Method? The Generation 100 Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for general health. As a result, adults around the world are recommended to undertake regular PA of either absolute or relative intensity. Traditionally, adherence to PA ... -
How Can Inequalities in Mortality Be Reduced? A Quantitative Analysis of 6 Risk Factors in 21 European Populations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are one of the greatest challenges for health policy in all European countries, but the potential for reducing these inequalities is unclear. We therefore quantified ... -
Innovative technologies and social inequalities in health: A scoping review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of this study was to systematically review the range, nature, and extent of current research activity exploring the influence of innovative health-related technologies on social inequalities in health, with specific ... -
Occupational Class Inequalities in All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality among Middle-Aged Men in 14 European Populations during the Early 2000s
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This study analyses occupational class inequalities in all-cause mortality and four specific causes of death among men, in Europe in the early 2000s, and is the most extensive comparative analysis of occupational class ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and repeated measurement of explanatory risk factors in a 25 Years follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-08)Background Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality can be explained by different groups of risk factors. However, little is known whether repeated measurement of risk factors can provide better explanation of socioeconomic ...