How is mortality affected by money, marriage, and stress?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1181-1207

  Gardner, Jonathan ^a   Oswald, Andrew ^b  

^a Watson Wyatt LLP   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; I12; Income and marriage; J12; Mortality

Indexed keywords

INCOME; LONGEVITY; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MONEY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX ROLE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8844280084     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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