Association among health habits, risk factors, and all-cause mortality in a black California population

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 168-174

  Fraser, Gary E ^a   Sumbureru, Dale ^a,b   Pribiš, Peter ^a   Neil, Richard L ^a   Frankson, M Anthony C ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Deaconess Medical Center Spokane   (United States)

Author keywords

Black American; diet; education; gender; life style; mortality; Seventh Day Adventist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031057571     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199703000-00008     Document Type: Article

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