The Black-White difference in age trajectories of functional health over the life course

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 717-725

  Kim, Jinyoung ^a   Miech, Richard ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age as leveler; Cumulative disadvantage; Physical impairment; Race; Socioeconomic status (SES); USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLACK POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH MODELING; PANEL DATA; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649115175     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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