Open AccessSocioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: What the Patterns Tell Us
Author(s) -
Paula Braveman,
Catherine Cubbin,
Susan Egerter,
David R. Williams,
Elsie R. Pamuk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.166082
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , life expectancy , health equity , race and health , disadvantaged , demography , obesity , social class , social determinants of health , environmental health , gerontology , health indicator , medicine , public health , population , political science , sociology , nursing , law
We aimed to describe socioeconomic disparities in the United States across multiple health indicators and socioeconomic groups.