Characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native adult caregivers, behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2000

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-482

  McGuire, Lisa C ^a   Okoro, Catherine A ^a   Goins, R Turner ^b   Anderson, Lynda A ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AI AN; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); Caregiving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ESKIMO; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALASKA; ASIAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849116071     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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