Do childhood and adult socioeconomic circumstances influence health and physical function in middle-age?

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Published in Soc Sci Med on March 09, 2009

Authors

Merete Osler1, Mia Madsen, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Kirsten Avlund, Matt McGue, Bernard Jeune, Kaare Christensen

Author Affiliations

1: Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup University Hospital, 2600 Glostrup, Denmark. m.osler@pubhealth.ku.dk

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