The relative contribution of ethnicity versus socioeconomic status in explaining differences in disability and receipt of informal care

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages

  Tennstedt, Sharon ^a   Chang, Bei Hung ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031919069     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/53B.2.S61     Document Type: Article

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