Health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older Whites and African Americans

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 336-349

  Jang, Yuri ^a   Chiriboga, David A ^a   Borenstein, Amy R ^a   Small, Brent J ^a   Mortimer, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Health related quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FLORIDA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 59849083591     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264308329001     Document Type: Article

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