Is Childhood Socioeconomic Status Related to Coronary Heart Disease? Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study (1992-2012)

Objective: We investigated the association between childhood socioeconomic status (SES) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in older Americans. Method: We used Health and Retirement Study data from 1992 to 2012 to examine a nationally representative sample of Americans aged ≥50 years ( N = 30,623). We...

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Main Authors: Minjee Lee MPH, M. Mahmud Khan PhD, Brad Wright PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721417696673