Reproductive history, socioeconomic status, and self-reported health status of women aged 50 years or older

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-37

  Kington, Raynard ^a,b   Lillard, Lee ^a   Rogowski, Jeannette ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031025570     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.1.33     Document Type: Article

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