Educational differentials in life expectancy with cognitive impairment among the elderly in the United States

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 456-477

  Lièvre, Agnès ^a   Alley, Dawn ^b   Crimmins, Eileen M ^c,d  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AHEAD; Cognitive impairment; Education; Elderly; Health expectancy; Longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42649124304     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308315857     Document Type: Article

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