Stress, life events, and socioeconomic disparities in health: Results from the Americans' changing lives study

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 274-288

  Lantz, Paula M ^a,b   House, James S ^a,c   Mero, Richard P ^a   Williams, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Public Health Consultant   (United States)

^c Institute for Social Reseach   (United States)

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EID: 27144503047     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650504600305     Document Type: Article

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