Low socioeconomic status
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medically underserved population
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Scope Note
people having the lowest social or economic status; monetarily the lowest social class in the social hierarchy.
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- Low socioeconomic status is a strong independent predictor of relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Low socioeconomic status is associated with chronic musculoskeletal complaints among 46,901 adults in Norway.
- 26,35-37 Low socioeconomic status is also strongly linked to other factors such as individual behavior, and race and ethnicity.
- Low socioeconomic status is an important determinant of access to health care.
- revised February 18, 2002; accepted February 20, 2002 Aims Low socioeconomic status is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk.
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