Educational attainment and self-rated health in contemporary China: A survey-based study in 2010

Social Science Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 674-680

  Hu, Anning ^a   Hibel, Jacob ^b,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c not available   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Economic condition; Educational attainment; Self rated health; Sense of self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888291233     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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