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education and health  

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  • Education is one of the most commonly used measures of socioeconomic position in population-based studies of health. In a life course perspective, educational attainment indicates one's point of entry into the social stratification system when transitioning from adolescence to adulthood. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health & Aging; Education and Health]

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