Racial and ethnic disparities in indicators of physical health status: Do they still exist throughout late life?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2009-2015

  August, Kristin J ^a   Sorkin, Dara H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California Health Interview Survey; Indicators of physical health status; Older adults; Racial and ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RACE DIFFERENCE; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CALIFORNIA; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78049376067     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03033.x     Document Type: Article

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