The meaning of healthy and not healthy: Older African Americans and whites with chronic illness

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-156

  Silverman, Myrna ^a   Smola, Susan ^b   Musa, Donald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VA Healthcare VISN 4   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Aging; Chronic illness; Culture; Health assessment; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346705311     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006794215571     Document Type: Article

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