The three leading causes of death in African Americans: Barriers to reducing excess disparity and to improving health behaviors

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-71

  Feldman, Robert H L ^a   Fulwood, Robinson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Barriers; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Excess deaths; Health behavior; Health status; HIV AIDS; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033073390     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0799     Document Type: Article

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