Inheritances, health and death

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-144

  Kim, Beomsoo ^a   Ruhm, Christopher J ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health and retirement survey; Health status; Income; Inheritances; Mortality; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SMOKING;

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MORTALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WILLS;

EID: 84862946469     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1695     Document Type: Article

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