Value of life and behavior toward health risks: An interpretation of social capital

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-171

  Folland, Sherman ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensating wages; Health risky behaviors; Social capital; Value of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY LIFE; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK-TAKING; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 32044432344     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1022     Document Type: Article

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