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Socioeconomic status and health: how education, income, and occupation contribute to risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
American Journal of Public Health · 1992 · Vol. 82(6) · pp. 816–820
Marilyn A. Winkleby✉(Stanford Medicine)Darius E. Jatulis(Stanford Medicine)Erica Frank(Stanford Medicine)Stephen P. Fortmann(Stanford Medicine)
Abstract
If economics or time dictate that a single parameter of SES be chosen and if the research hypothesis does not dictate otherwise, higher education may be the best SES predictor of good health.
Health disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionSocioeconomic statusEpidemiologyMedicineDiseaseRisk factorDemographyEnvironmental healthGerontologyPopulationInternal medicine
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PrevalenceAdultBlood PressureCaliforniaCardiovascular DiseasesCholesterolCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansIncomeCholesterol, HDLMaleMiddle Aged
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