Open AccessIncome Inequality in Health at All Ages: A Comparison of the United States and England
Author(s) -
Melissa L. Martinson
Publication year - 2012
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.2012.300929
Subject(s) - health survey for england , health equity , medicine , ethnic group , demography , national health interview survey , obesity , national health and nutrition examination survey , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , environmental health , body mass index , race and health , gerontology , public health , population , political science , sociology , nursing , pathology , law
I systematically examined income gradients in health in the United States and England across the life span (ages birth to 80 years), separately for females and males, for a number of health conditions.