Comparative analysis on determinants of self-rated health among non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, and Asian American older adults

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-372

  Min, Jong Won ^a   Rhee, Siyon ^b   Lee, Sang E ^c   Rhee, Jessica ^d   Tran, Thanh ^e  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian elders; Foreign born immigrants; Health disparities; Hispanic elders; Older adults; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCULTURATION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904730190     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9852-2     Document Type: Article

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