Aging and health: An examination of differences between older aboriginal and non-aboriginal people

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-382

  Wilson, Kathi ^a   Rosenberg, Mark W ^b   Abonyi, Sylvia ^c   Lovelace, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Fleming College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; health care use; health status

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 78751688198     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980810000309     Document Type: Article

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