Perceived barriers to health care and health behaviours: Implications for Native American elders' self-rated health

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-200

  Ruthig, Joelle C ^a   Hanson, Bridget L ^a   Ludtke, Richard L ^b   McDonald, Leander R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Health behaviours; Health care barriers; Native American elders; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTH DAKOTA; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 61649089745     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500802459892     Document Type: Article

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