The role of psychobiological pathways in socio-economic inequalities in cardiovascular disease risk

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-25

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Marmot, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Health inequalities; Psychobiology; Socio economic status; Stress

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036402022     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2611     Document Type: Review

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