Socio-economic inequality in ill-health amongst the elderly: Should one use current or permanent income?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-241

  Van Ourti, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ill health; Inequality; Permanent income

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0037374322     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(02)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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