Question context and priming meaning of health: Effect on differences in self-rated health between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 179-185

  Lee, Sunghee ^a   Schwarz, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; STATISTICS;

AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891715344     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301055     Document Type: Article

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