The effects of income, education and age on health

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 781-798

  Kiuila, Olga ^a   Mieszkowski, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Biological deterioration; Health; Income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547697814     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1203     Document Type: Article

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