Rising mortality and life expectancy differentials by lifetime earnings in the United States

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 984-995

  Cristia, Julian P ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential mortality; Life expectancy; Lifetime earnings; Trends

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349868309     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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