Socioeconomic status and health disparity in the United States

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 13-23

  Kennedy, Betty M ^a   Paeratakul, Sahasporn ^a   Ryan, Donna H ^a   Bray, George A ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Gender; Health; Income; Race; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749014968     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v15n02_02     Document Type: Article

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