Fertility history, health, and health changes in later life: A panel study of British women and men born 1923-49

Population Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-215

  Read, Sanna ^a   Grundy, Emily ^a   Wolf, Douglas A ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; British Household Panel Survey; Fertility history; Health limitation; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960648022     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2011.572654     Document Type: Article

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