Limited life expectancy, human capital and health investments

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1977-2002

  Oster, Emily ^a   Shoulson, Ira ^b   Dorsey, E Ray ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882380316     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.5.1977     Document Type: Article

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