Period- and cohort factors and shifts in self-perceived health of 55-64-year-olds between 1992 and 2002 • Dorly J. H. Deeg, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ; Karline Van de Kamp, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ; Arjan W. Braam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Why do Italian people rate their health worse than French people ? Exploring cross-country differentials of subjective health • Aline Desesquelles, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) ; Viviana Egidi, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Antonio Salvatore, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"

Elderly well-being in Latin America countries: determinants and gender differences • Mariachiara Di Cesare, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ; José Miguel Guzmán, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Are there gender effects in the relation between alcohol consumption and self-assessed health? • Catherine Gaumé, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Catherine Gourbin, Université Catholique de Louvain