Social gradient in allostatic load among Danish men and women in late midlife

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-87

  Hansen, Åse Marie ^a,b,c   Lund, Rikke ^a,c   Bruunsgaard, Helle ^a   Rod, Naja Hulvej ^a,c   Garde, Anne Helene ^b   Molbo, Drude ^a   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c IOC Research Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

biomarkers; health behaviors; social factors

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGING; ALLOSTASIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL FACTORS;

BIOMARKERS; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; SOCIAL FACTORS;

AGING; ALLOSTASIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84897597393     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313508187     Document Type: Article

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