Socioeconomic status at the individual-and school-level are positively related to literacy
achievement in all English-speaking countries. The components of socioeconomic status …

To systematically review the literature on the relationship between early childhood low
income/socioeconomic status (SES) and physical health in later childhood/adolescence, to …

In this exciting new book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the
evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He …

Background Many human epidemiologic studies demonstrate that maternal asthma confers
greater risk of asthma to offspring than does paternal disease. However, a handful have …

Los estilos de vida han sido estudiados por varias disciplinas como la sociología, la
antropología y la epidemiología. El origen del término y los mayores desarrollos …

Objective: To determine whether the known higher prevalence of migraine in lower
household (HH) income groups is explained by a higher incidence rate or a lower remission …

Background A lower exposure to the natural environment has been hypothesized to
adversely affect the human microbiome and its immunomodulatory capacity. However, the …

Background There is evidence to suggest an association between prenatal maternal stress
and the development of asthma or other atopic diseases in offspring. Yet, insights on the …

Background Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway characterized by
respiratory symptoms: wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness …

Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health, but SES
measures are frequently unavailable in commonly used datasets. Area-level SES measures …