Height and health among older Chinese

Asadul Islam; Paul Raschky; Russell Smyth

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-2353-3_7

Height and health among older Chinese

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In this chapter, the authors examine the relationship between height and health among older Chinese. The study is based on a quantitative analysis of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). The results show that taller people enjoy better health at older ages in China. The authors discuss the importance of investment in health human capital in infancy and adolescence, as a way of ensuring better health outcomes in old age.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People
Editors	Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Lisa Farrell, Samuelson Appau
Place of Publication	Singapore Singapore
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	7
Pages	149-160
Number of pages	12
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811523533
ISBN (Print)	9789811523526
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2353-3_7
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Height and health among older Chinese. / Islam, Asadul ; Raschky, Paul ; Smyth, Russell.
Measuring, Understanding and Improving Wellbeing Among Older People. ed. / Sefa Awaworyi Churchill; Lisa Farrell; Samuelson Appau. 1st. ed. Singapore Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. p. 149-160.

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