Neurobiological pathways linking socioeconomic position and health

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 450-461

  Gianaros, Peter J ^a   Manuck, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain body medicine; Health neuroscience; Lifecourse neuroepidemiology; Neurogenetics; Neuroimaging; Social health disparities.

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953364051     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181e1a23c     Document Type: Review

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