Why Your ZIP Code Matters More Than Your Genetic Code: Promoting Healthy Outcomes from Mother to Child.
Health equity has long been the dominant theme in the work of the Aetna Foundation. Recent data have focused on disparities through another lens, particularly the correlation between where people live (i.e., ZIP code) and their quality-and length-of life. In various cities across America, average li...
| Publicado en: | Breastfeeding Medicine Vol. 11; pp. 396 - 398 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Oct 2016
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