Recessions, job loss, and mortality among older us adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2014, Pages e126-e134

  Noelke, Clemens ^a   Beckfield, Jason ^b  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907806978     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302210     Document Type: Article

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