Evaluating the evidence for models of life course socioeconomic factors and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A relatively consistent body of research supports an inverse graded relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). More recently, researchers have proposed various life course SES hypotheses, which...

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Main Authors: Kaufman Jay S, Rose Kathryn M, Pollitt Ricardo A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/5/7