Childhood economic conditions and length of life: Evidence from the UK Boyd Orr cohort, 1937-2005

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-47

  Frijters, Paul ^a   Hatton, Timothy J ^b,c   Martin, Richard M ^d   Shields, Michael A ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Duration models; Length of life; Socioeconomic characteristics

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVING STANDARD; LONGEVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77049089209     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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