Socioeconomic disadvantage in childhood and across the life course and all-cause mortality and physical function in adulthood: Evidence from the Alameda County Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 723-730

  Turrell, Gavin ^a   Lynch, John W ^b   Leite, Claudia ^c   Raghunathan, Trivellore ^c   Kaplan, George A ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547193326     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.050609     Document Type: Article

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