Health Shocks in Patients with Cancer: A Longitudinal Analysis of Financial and Retirement Trends Using the Health and Retirement Study

Objectives: Evaluate the association of cancer on net worth, consumer debt, mortgage debt, home equity and changes in retirement trends. Methods: Data from the Health and Retirement Study from 1998-2010 was used. Persons had to have a diagnosis of cancer. The index date was the corresponding HRS w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilligan, Adrienne M.
Other Authors: Skrepnek, Grant H.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/293483