How race affects health services use by older women

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-232

  Gale, Betty J ^a   Erickson, Julie R ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0031135132     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399339709516277     Document Type: Article

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