The Relationship between Education and Health: Reducing Disparities Through a Contextual Approach

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue , 2018, Pages 273-289

  Zajacova, Anna ^a   Lawrence, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

causality; education; health; policy; social context; US adults

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC POLICY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRATIFICATION; WELLBEING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; POLITICS; RESEARCH; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POLITICS; RESEARCH; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044863408     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: 15452093     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031816-044628     Document Type: Review

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