Life-course origins of social inequalities in adult immune cell markers of inflammation in a developing southern Chinese population: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

• Main Authors: West Douglas A (Author), Leung Gabriel M (Author), Jiang Chao Q (Author), Elwell-Sutton Timothy M (Author), Zhang Wei S (Author), Lam Tai H (Author), Cheng Kar K (Author), Schooling C Mary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Socioeconomic position (SEP) throughout life is associated with cardiovascular disease, though the mechanisms linking these two are unclear. It is also unclear whether there are critical periods in the life course when exposure to be...