Does money empower the elderly? Evidence from the Agincourt demographic surveillance site, South Africa

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 69, 2007, Pages 157-164

  Case, Anne ^a   Menendez, Alicia ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic surveillance; Educational outcomes; Food security; South African old age pension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENSION; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; ADULT CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34547803281     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034950701355445     Document Type: Article

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