Disability among older American Indians and Alaska Natives: Disparities in prevalence, health-risk behaviors, obesity, and chronic conditions

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 686-692

  Okoro, Catherine A ^a,b   Denny, Clark H ^b   McGuire, Lisa C ^a   Balluz, Lina S ^a   Goins, R Turner ^c   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska Natives; American Indians; BRFSS; Disabilities; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART DISEASE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALASKA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36349002409     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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