Beyond Net Worth: Racial Differences in Wealth Portfolios and Black–White Health Inequality across the Life Course
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health and Social Behavior
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0022-1465,2150-6000
DOI: 10.1177/0022146520924811