Race, socioeconomic status, and health in life-course perspective: Introduction to the special issue

Research on Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-136

  Lynch, Scott M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38749143994     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027507312086     Document Type: Review

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