The effect of veteran status on mortality among older Americans and its pathways

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 573-592

  Liu, Xian ^a,b   Engel Jr , Charles C ^a,b   Kang, Han ^c   Cowan, David ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential mortality; Older veterans; Structural equation models; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32044441651     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-005-5056-3     Document Type: Article

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