Long-term health and socioeconomic consequences of early-life exposure to the 1959-1961 Chinese Famine

Social Science Research

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-69

  Fan, Wen ^a   Qian, Yue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Difference in differences estimator; Famine; Self perceived Health; SES

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; CHINA; COMMUNISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STARVATION; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COMMUNISM; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STARVATION; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906282819     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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