Being Born Under Adverse Economic Conditions Leads to a Higher Cardiovascular Mortality Rate Later in Life: Evidence Based on Individuals Born at Different Stages of the Business Cycle

Demography

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 507-530

  van den Berg, Gerard J ^a,b,c,d   Doblhammer Reiter, Gabriele ^e,f   Christensen, Kaare ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d IZA   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Developmental origins; Genetic determinants; Health; Longevity; Recession

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957648270     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-011-0021-8     Document Type: Article

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