The relation of residential segregation to all-cause mortality: A study in black and white

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 615-617

  Jackson, Sharon A ^a   Anderson, Roger T ^a   Johnson, Norman J ^b   Sorlie, Paul D ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034023843     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.4.615     Document Type: Article

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