The health effects of education: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-421

  Furnée, Carina A ^a   Groot, Wim ^a   Van Den Brink, Henriëtte Maassen ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Meta analysis; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 48149099760     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn028     Document Type: Article

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