Socioeconomic differences in hysterectomy: the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study.
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Summary
Higher education's association with a lower rate of hysterectomy is not due to ability, but to the opportunities that more-educated women have for higher-status employment and its health-related benefits.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1997-09-01
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 22
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2027274483
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Keywords
Socioeconomic status, Longitudinal study, Environmental health, Medicine, Gerontology
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