Early life health and cognitive function in old age

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-109

  Case, Anne ^a   Paxson, Christina ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73849151768     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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