Explaining US racial/ethnic disparities in health declines and mortality in late middle age: The roles of socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health insurance

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 909-922

  Sudano, Joseph J ^a,b,d   Baker, David W ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Health behaviors; Hispanics; Insurance; Racial ethnic health disparities; Self reported health declines; Socioeconomic status; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30644458841     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.041     Document Type: Article

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