Health-related quality of life among minority populations in the United States, BRFSS 2001-2002

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-487

  Chowdhury, Pranesh P ^a   Balluz, Lina ^a   Strine, Tara W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

BRFSS; Ethnicity; Health behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; ESKIMO; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MINORITY GROUPS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59849109941     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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