Racial segregation and health disparities between black and white older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Robert, Stephanie A ^a   Ruel, Erin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE SEGREGATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33746382899     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.4.S203     Document Type: Article

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