Average state IQ, state wealth and racial composition as predictors of state health statistics: Partial support for 'g' as a fundamental cause of health disparities

Intelligence

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 282-289

  Reeve, Charlie L ^a   Basalik, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive epidemiology; Health outcomes; Intelligence; Racial disparities; State IQ

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049124984     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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