The enduring association between education and mortality: The role of widening and narrowing disparities

American Sociological Review

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 913-934

  Miech, Richard ^a   Pampel, Fred ^b   Kim, Jinyoung ^c   Rogers, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

historical trends; mortality; socioeconomic disparities

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TREND ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455198611     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411411276     Document Type: Article

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