Racial Differences in Mortality in Older Adults: Factors Beyond Socioeconomic Status
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- 17 December 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 43 (1) , 29-38
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-011-9335-4
Abstract
Background. Little is known about the simultaneous effect of socioeconomic status (SES), psychosocial, and health-related factors on race differences inKeywords
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