Health, aging and childhood socio-economic conditions in Mexico

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 630-640

  Grimard, Franque ^a   Laszlo, Sonia ^a   Lim, Wilfredo ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Health; Mexico

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEVELOPING WORLD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEXICO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 77956186883     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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