Measurement of socioeconomic status in health disparities research.

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Published in J Natl Med Assoc on September 01, 2007

Authors

Vickie L Shavers1

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1: Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, USA. shaversv@mail.nih.gov

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