Social Integration and Health Insurance Status Among African American Men and Women

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 195-215

  Williams, Beverly Rosa ^a,b   Wang, Min Qi ^c   Holt, Cheryl L ^c   Schulz, Emily ^d   Clark, Eddie M ^e  

^a BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; conjugal unit; health insurance; religiosity; spiritual identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927909776     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2014.933635     Document Type: Article

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