What Is the Link Between Status and Morbidity

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is the link between status and morbidity?

• A) The social and economic context in which lower socioeconomic individuals live has a causal effect on health.
• B) There is a direct relationship, in that race causes poor health.
• C) The link is related to individual health choices alone.
• D) Casual, in that poor health results in a drop in status.

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