Educational level and changes in health across Europe: Longitudinal results from share

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-316

  Avendano, Mauricio ^a   Jürges, Hendrik ^b   Mackenbach, Johan P ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross national analysis; Education; Health; Longitudinal data; Welfare states

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; RISK FACTOR; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70350509207     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506809341512     Document Type: Article

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