Self-rated health and ethnicity: Focus on indigenous populations

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Bombak, Andrea E ^a   Bruce, Sharon G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health measures; Indigenous health; Self rated health (SRH); Surveys

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869203392     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18538     Document Type: Article

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