Gender and life-cycle differences in the impact of schooling on chronic disease in Jamaica

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 325-336

  Handa, Sudhanshu ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EDUCATION; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0031727383     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7757(98)00001-6     Document Type: Article

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