The long lasting effects of education on old age health: Evidence of gender differences

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 129-138

  Mazzonna, Fabrizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive abilities; Education; Gender heterogeneity; Health

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITIVE ABILITIES; EDUCATION; GENDER HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH;

AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

AGING POPULATION; COGNITION; EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HETEROGENEITY; WOMENS HEALTH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; ITALY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLAND; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 84894032960     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.042     Document Type: Article

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