Racial/ethnic variation in functional and self-reported health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 710-716

  Wu, Zheng ^a   Schimmele, Christoph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO;

ADULT; CANADA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 15744400667     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.027110     Document Type: Article

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