Financial strain and self-rated health among black adults

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 340-350

  Savoy, Elaine J ^a   Reitzel, Lorraine R ^a   Nguyen, Nga ^b   Advani, Pragati S ^c   Fisher, Felicia D ^a   Wetter, David W ^b   Cuevas, Adolfo G ^d   McNeill, Lorna H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Financial strain; Self rated health; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892587107     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.3.3     Document Type: Article

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