Education and the Gender Gaps in Health and Mortality

Demography

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1157-1183

  Ross, Catherine E ^a   Masters, Ryan K ^b   Hummer, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Gender; Mortality; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869110298     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0130-z     Document Type: Article

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