Effects of social ties on self-rated physical health among African American adults

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-32

  Warren Findlow, Jan ^a   Laditka, James N ^a   Thompson, Michael E ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Discrimination; Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF RATED PHYSICAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL TIES; UNITED STATES; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880803219     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30082-1     Document Type: Article

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