Effect of financial strain on mortality in community-dwelling older women

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Szanton, Sarah L ^a,f   Allen, Jerilyn K ^a,c,e   Thorpe Jr , Roland J ^b,c   Seeman, Teresa ^d   Bandeen Roche, Karen ^c,f   Fried, Linda P ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Morgan Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial strain; Health disparities; Mortality; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 57749194910     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/63.6.S369     Document Type: Article

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