Session 53: Health and Mortality in Developing Countries

Thursday, Apr 1 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Republic A 2nd Floor

1.	Early Life Events and Health Outcomes in Late Life in Developing Countries -- Evidence from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS)  •   Iliana V. Kohler, University of Pennsylvania; Beth Soldo, University of Pennsylvania

2.	Health among Elderly Puerto Ricans: Analysis of a New Data Set  •   Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ana Luisa Davila, University of Puerto Rico; Alberto Garcia, University of Puerto Rico; Hernando Mattei, University of Puerto Rico; Melba Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico

3.	Relating Self-Reported and Objective Health Indicators to Adult Mortality in Bangladesh  •   Omar Rahman, Harvard University

4.	Educational Status and Changes in Functional Health: The Case of Older Adults in Beijing, China  •   Toshiko Kaneda, Population Council; Zachary Zimmer, Population Council; Zhe Tang, Beijing Municipal Network for Health & Care of the Elderly

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