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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Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2015-05-01
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Series: | Global Health Action |
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Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/27259/pdf_52 |