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Social disadvantage was higher among older people, women, and non-white ethnic groups.
Understanding the demographic factors associated with social disadvantage can help tailor public health interventions.
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Social disadvantage was higher among older people, women, and non-white ethnic groups.
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Social disadvantage and cardiovascular disease: development of an index and analysis of age, sex, and ethnicity effects
Sonia S. Anand et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 2006
DOI 10.1093/ije/dyl163
cross-sectional · n=1227Cited 135×
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