A life course perspective on the relationship between socio-economic status and health: Testing the divergence hypothesis

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Prus, Steven G ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Health; Healthy aging; Life course; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; CANADA; DIVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCOME; LIFE CYCLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 10844238919     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2005.0040     Document Type: Review

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