Blacks’ Diminished Health Return of Family Structure and Socioeconomic Status; 15 Years of Follow-up of a National Urban Sample of Youth

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 21-35

  Assari, Shervin ^a,b   Thomas, Alvin ^b,c   Caldwell, Cleopatra H ^b   Mincy, Ronald B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Center for Research on Culture   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Body mass index; Education; Ethnic groups; Ethnicity; Income; Obesity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85037690350     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-017-0217-3     Document Type: Article

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