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Education and age trajectories of chronic conditions: Are tests of the cumulative advantage and disadvantage hypothesis biased by underreporting?

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  • Leopold, Liliya
  • van Valkengoed, Irene G.M.
  • Engelhardt, Henriette

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This study examined the impact of underreporting on tests of the cumulative advantage and disadvantage hypothesis (CAD), which predicts age-related increases in health disparities between individuals with higher and lower education.

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  • Leopold, Liliya & van Valkengoed, Irene G.M. & Engelhardt, Henriette, 2023. "Education and age trajectories of chronic conditions: Are tests of the cumulative advantage and disadvantage hypothesis biased by underreporting?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 334(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:334:y:2023:i:c:s0277953623004914
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116134
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