Being Married Increases Life Expectancy of White but Not Black Americans
Objective: The positive effect of high socioeconomic position (SEP) on health is well established. According Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) theory, however, the SEP-health link is smaller for Blacks compared to Whites. Using a 25-year follow up data of a national sample, this study tested ra...
Main Authors: | Shervin Assari, Mohsen Bazargan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2019-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Family and Reproductive Health |
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Online Access: | https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/1039 |
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