Early-life socioeconomic status and mortality in later life: An integration of four life-course mechanisms

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 451-460

  Pudrovska, Tetyana ^a   Anikputa, Benedicta ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Health behaviors; Life course; Mortality; Socioeconomic status.

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; HUMAN; LIFE COURSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIORS; LIFE COURSE; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84898840937     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt122     Document Type: Review

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