Analysis of Health and Longevity in the Oldest-Old Population—A Health Capital Approach

Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue , 2008, Pages 157-176

  Zhao, Zhong ^a  

^a IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decreasing degrees of independence; Environmental variables; Explanatory variables; Grossman Model; Health capital; Health endowments; Health outcome; Instrumental variables; Katz Index of ADL; Life style; Longevity; Mortality; Oldest old; Probit model; Psychological factors; Socioeconomic status; Survival status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856533337     PISSN: 18772560     EISSN: 22151990     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6752-5_10     Document Type: Chapter

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