John Henryism and Self-Reported Physical Health among High-Socioeconomic Status African American Men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 737-738

  Bonham, Vence L ^a,d   Sellers, Sherrill L ^b   Neighbors, Harold W ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATION; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2342424827     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.5.737     Document Type: Article

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