The economic value of improving the health of disadvantaged americans

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Schoeni, Robert F ^a   Dow, William H ^b   Miller, Wilhelmine D ^c   Pamuk, Elsie R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 78650869246     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.09.032     Document Type: Article

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