Health inputs and cumulative health deficits among the older Chinese

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 806-814

  Gu, Danan ^a   Sautter, Jessica ^b   Huang, Cheng ^c   Zeng, Yi ^d,e  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cumulative health deficits; Earlier life investments; Health stock; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INVESTMENT;

AGED; AIR QUALITY; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

CHINA;

EID: 79952002876     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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