Changes in the disparities in chronic diseases during the course of the 20th century

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Fogel, Robert W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EVOLUTION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 12744273487     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2005.0038     Document Type: Article

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