Race, gender, and SES disparities in self-assessed health, 1974-2004

Research on Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-167

  Cummings, Jason L ^a   Jackson, Pamela Braboy ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparity; Gender; Health; Intersectionality; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849187966     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027507311835     Document Type: Article

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