Volume 34 - Article 10 | Pages 285–320 Editor's Choice

Childhood socioeconomic status, adult socioeconomic status, and old-age health trajectories: Connecting early, middle, and late life

By Zachary Zimmer, Heidi Hanson, Ken Smith

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