Examining the racial crossover in mortality between African American and white older adults: A multilevel survival analysis of race, individual socioeconomic status, and neighborhood socioeconomic context

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yao, Li ^a   Robert, Stephanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869389452     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4061/2011/132073     Document Type: Article

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