Women's relative immunity to the socio-economic health gradient: artifact or real?

Background: Individual and area socio-economic status (SES) are significant predictors of morbidity and mortality in developed and developing countries. However, the span in health from poorest to richest, that is, the socio-economic gradient, appears steeper for men than women. Objective: Our aim i...

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Main Authors: Susan P. Phillips, Katarina Hamberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-05-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
men
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/27259/pdf_52