Risk exposure in early life and mortality at older ages: Evidence from union army veterans

Population and Development Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-295

  Su, Dejun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; MORTALITY RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67549120989     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2009.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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