Psychobiological processes linking socio-economic position with health

Social Inequalities in Health: New Evidence and Policy Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal studies; Mental stress testing; Naturalistic studies; Physical disease; Psychobiological response; Socio economic status

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EID: 84921258688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198568162.003.0005     Document Type: Chapter

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