Socioeconomic differentials in mortality among the oldest old in China

Research on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-143

  Zhu, Haiyan ^a   Xie, Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Mortality; Oldest old; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENESCENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33846822935     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027506296758     Document Type: Article

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