Biology and Health Inequality

Intriguing parallels between civil servant and nonhuman primate hierarchies suggest that highly stratified societies foster health inequalities. Determining how social differences translate into chronic disease remains a challenge, but neuroendocrine pathways appear to play a role.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brunner, Eric
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
Materias:
Essay
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2039769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17958470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050267
Descripción
Sumario:Intriguing parallels between civil servant and nonhuman primate hierarchies suggest that highly stratified societies foster health inequalities. Determining how social differences translate into chronic disease remains a challenge, but neuroendocrine pathways appear to play a role.

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