Do socioeconomic effects on health diminish with age? A Singapore case study

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-301

  Jatrana, Santosh ^a   Chan, Angelique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ageing; Asia; Elderly; Health; Singapore; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34547837421     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9000-8     Document Type: Article

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