Long term effects of childhood asthma on adult health

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-387

  Fletcher, Jason M ^a   Green, Jeremy C ^a   Neidell, Matthew J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Sibling fixed effects: Measurement error

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; SIBLINGS; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952553603     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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