A review of our roots: Blacks in gerontology

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-116

  Brown, Candace S ^a   Baker, Tamara A ^b   Mingo, Chivon A ^c   Harden, J Taylor ^d   Whitfield, Keith ^e   Aiken Morgan, Adrienne T ^f   Phillips, Karon L ^g   Washington, Tiffany ^h  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g IMPAQ International LLC   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Historical review; Scholars

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BLACK PERSON; GERIATRICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRICS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84892716754     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt103     Document Type: Review

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