Public opinion about Alzheimer disease among blacks, hispanics, and whites: Results from a national survey

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-240

  Connell, Cathleen M ^a   Scott Roberts, J ^a   McLaughlin, Sara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain health; Knowledge and attitudes about Alzheimer disease; Public opinion; Race ethnicity; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGRO; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548387497     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181461740     Document Type: Review

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