The health of young African American men

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 1415-1416

  Martin, Stephen A ^a,b   Harris, Kenn ^c   Jack, Brian W ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c New Haven Healthy Start Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HOMICIDE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927944445     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.2258     Document Type: Note

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