Anomaly in the education-health gradient: Biomarker profiles among adults with subbaccalaureate attainment levels

SSM - Population Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2016, Pages 360-364

  Zajacova, Anna ^a   Johnson Lawrence, Vicki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Education; Gradient; Health; Subbaccalaureate; US adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969742846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23528273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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