Should Health Studies Measure Wealth?. A Systematic Review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-264

  Pollack, Craig Evan ^a   Chideya, Sekai ^b   Cubbin, Catherine ^c,d   Williams, Brie ^c   Dekker, Mercedes ^c   Braveman, Paula ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPENDENT VARIABLE; ETHNICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548383909     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.04.033     Document Type: Review

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