Issues in exploring variation in childhood socioeconomic gradients by age: A response to Case, Paxson, and Vogl

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 762-764

  Chen, Edith ^a   Martin, Andrew D ^b   Matthews, Karen A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; CHILD CARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846127517     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.10.023     Document Type: Note

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