Race, socioeconomic status, and health: Accounting for race differences in health

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 61-73

  Schoenbaum, Michael ^a   Waidmann, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030921099     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52b.special_issue.61     Document Type: Article

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