Race differences in the relationship between formal volunteering and hypertension

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 310-319

  Tavares, Jane L ^a   Burr, Jeffrey A ^a   Mutchler, Jan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Blood pressure; Health and Retirement Study; Hypertension; Volunteering; Whites

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD PRESSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874395964     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs162     Document Type: Article

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