The significance of socioeconomic status in explaining the racial gap in chronic health conditions

American Sociological Review

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 910-930

  Hayward, M D ^a   Miles, T P ^a   Crimmins, E M ^a   Yang, Y ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034473686     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657519     Document Type: Article

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