Association of inflammatory markers with socioeconomic status

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-290

  Koster, Annemarie ^a   Bosma, Hans ^a   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^b   Newman, Anne B ^c   Harris, Tamara B ^d   Van Eijk, Jacques Th M ^a   Kempen, Gertrudis I J M ^a   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^d,e   Johnson, Karen C ^f   Rooks, Ronica N ^g   Ayonayon, Hilsa N ^h   Rubin, Susan M ^h   Kritchevsky, Stephen B ⁱ  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFLAMMATION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 33645970412     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/61.3.284     Document Type: Article

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