Income inequality in health at all ages: A comparison of the United States and England

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2049-2056

  Martinson, Melissa L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867511049     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300929     Document Type: Article

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