The contribution of differences in adiposity to educational disparities in mortality in the United States

<b>Background</b>: There are large differences in life expectancy by educational attainment in the United States. Previous research has found obesity's contribution to these differences to be small. Those findings may be sensitive to how obesity is estimated. <b>Methods<...

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Main Author: Yana Vierboom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2017-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol37/54/