Self-Rated health and race among hispanic and non-hispanic adults

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-238

  Borrell, Luisa N ^a   Dallo, Florence J ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Hispanic; Non Hispanics; Race; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40649095300     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9074-6     Document Type: Article

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