Height, health, and cognitive function at older ages

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 463-467

  Case, Anne ^a   Paxson, Christina ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949153450     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.2.463     Document Type: Conference Paper

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