From Child to Parent? The Significance of Children's Education for Their Parents' Longevity

Demography

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 637-659

  Torssander, Jenny ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child parent relationship; Education; Intergenerational; Mortality; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875402970     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0155-3     Document Type: Article

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