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Co-morbidity and black and white disparities in health and functional status

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Headen, A.E., Manton, K.G. & Woodbury, M.A. Co-morbidity and black and white disparities in health and functional status. Rev Black Polit Econ 31, 9–33 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12114-004-1008-0

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