Biological ageing: A fundamental, biological link between socio-economic status and health?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-334

  Adams, Jean M ^a   White, Martin ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Hypothesis; Inequalities; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANCER; CELL DAMAGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 4143089461     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/14.3.331     Document Type: Article

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