Enduring inequality: educational disparities in health among the oldest old in Sweden 1992–2011

Stefan Fors () and Mats Thorslund

International Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 60, issue 1, 98 pages

Abstract: The results of the study suggest that the association between education and health is remarkably robust. It prevailed into the oldest age groups, was consistently found for a wide range of health problems, and tended to be stable over extended periods of time. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2015

Keywords: Education; Oldest old; Health; Inequalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0621-3

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