The changing well-being of older adult registered Indians: An analysis using the registered indian human development index

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-397

  Cooke, Martin ^a   Guimond, Eric ^b   McWhirter, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Aging; Canada; Education; Health; Income

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENSUSES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 69249205738     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.27.4.385     Document Type: Article

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