Education and health inequality in old age: Divergence, convergence or continuity? - A longitudinal study with SHARE;Bildung und gesundheitsungleichheit im alter: Divergenz, konvergenz oder kontinuität? Eine längsschnittuntersuchung mit SHARE

Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-236

  Leopold, Liliya ^a   Engelhardt, Henriette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cumulative advantage; Education; Health decline; Health inequality; Old age

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051657452     PISSN: 00232653     EISSN: 1861891X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11577-011-0133-6     Document Type: Article

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