Education, cumulative advantage, and health

Ageing International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-62

  Mirowsky, John ^a   Ross, Catherine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 85044802247     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02681006     Document Type: Article

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