Socioeconomic status and the black-white mortality crossover

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1566-1571

  Sautter, Jessica M ^a   Thomas, Patricia A ^b   Dupre, Matthew E ^c   George, Linda K ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; NORTH CAROLINA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84864333977     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300518     Document Type: Article

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