Comparison of health perceptions and health status in African Americans and Caucasians

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 590-597

  Brandon, L Jerome ^a   Proctor, Larry ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health Promotion and Disease Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Health disparities; Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; BLACK PERSON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77956831229     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30636-2     Document Type: Article

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