The impact of comorbidity on wealth changes in later life

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Kim, Hyungsoo ^a   Lee, Jinkook ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33751581220     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.6.S307     Document Type: Article

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