Socioeconomic status and health: education and income are independent and joint predictors of ambulatory blood pressure

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-16

  Cundiff, Jenny M ^a   Uchino, Bert N ^a   Smith, Timothy W ^a   Birmingham, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Education; Gender effects; Health; Income; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876863809     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-013-9515-8     Document Type: Article

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