Racial/ethnic disparities in self-rated health status among adults with and without disabilities - United States, 2004-2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 39, 2008, Pages 1069-1073

  Wolf, L A ^a   Armour, B S ^a   Campbell, V A ^a  

^a CDC

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DISABLED PERSON; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; NOTE; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55249125217     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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