Relative deprivation, poor health habits, and mortality

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 591-620

  Eibner, Christine ^a,c   Evans, William N ^b,c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24644505137     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xl.3.591     Document Type: Article

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