Age, gender and health among African Americans

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 69-85

  Fitzpatrick, Tanya R ^a,b   Van Tran, Thanh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NEGRO; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031471729     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v26n02_05     Document Type: Review

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