Is self-rated health comparable between non-hispanic whites and hispanics? Evidence from the health and retirement study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 622-632

  Su, Dejun ^a   Wen, Ming ^b   Markides, Kyriakos S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanics; Mortality; Self rated health; Whites

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HISPANICS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; SELF-RATED HEALTH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WHITES.;

HISPANICS; MORTALITY; SELF-RATED HEALTH; WHITES.;

AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878854740     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt037     Document Type: Article

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