The association between allostatic load and guaranteed annual income using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A cross-sectional analysis of the benefits of guaranteed public pensions

Luke Duignan and Daniel J. Dutton

Health Policy, 2024, vol. 143, issue C

Abstract: Old Age Security (OAS) represents an public policy through which income-related inequalities in health may be improved. The goal of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the health benefits of receiving OAS in financially insecure older Canadians.

Keywords: Guaranteed annual income; Allostatic Load; Public policy; Health inequality; Healthy aging; CLSA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2024.105054

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