Robustness in health research: Do differences in health measures, techniques, and time frame matter?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1626-1644

  Frijters, Paul ^a,b   Ulker, Aydogan ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Income; Lifestyle; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OECD; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HEALTH; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55149098342     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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