Educational degrees and adult mortality risk in the United States

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-99

  Rogers, Richard G ^a   Everett, Bethany G ^a   Zajacova, Anna ^b   Hummer, Robert A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954745741     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485561003727372     Document Type: Article

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