Longevity and education: A demographic perspective

Gerontology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 253-262

  Jasilionis, Domantas ^a,b   Shkolnikov, Vladimir M ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Lithuanian Social Research Centre   (Lithuania)

^c NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Education; Inequality; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY;

EID: 84941761790     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000438901     Document Type: Review

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