Rising educational gradients in mortality: The role of behavioral risk factors

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1174-1187

  Cutler, David M ^a   Lange, Fabian ^b   Meara, Ellen ^c   Richards Shubik, Seth ^d   Ruhm, Christopher J ^e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education and mortality; Health inequality; Obesity; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81955162893     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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