Recruitment and retention of minority participants in the health and retirement study

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Ofstedal, Mary B ^a   Weir, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Physical measures; Racial and ethnic disparities; Response rates; Survey participation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MINORITY HEALTH; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MINORITY HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956085764     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnq100     Document Type: Article

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