| Main Title |
Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life |
| Publisher |
National Academies Press, |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. : |
| Year Published |
2004 |
| OCLC Number |
56104589 |
| Subject Added Ent |
Minority older people--Health and hygiene--United States;
Older people--Health and hygiene--United States--Cross-cultural studies;
Discrimination in medical care--United States;
Health status indicators;
Ethnic Groups--Statistics;
Health Status--Aged--Statistics;
Health Behavior--ethnology--Aged--Statistics;
Socioeconomic Factors--Statistics
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Date Modified |
| EJEM |
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RA564.8.C75 2004 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
01/14/2005 |
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| Collation |
xv, 735 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
Racial and ethnic identification, official classifications, and health disparities / Gary D. Sandefur, Mary E. Campbell, and Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck -- Racial and ethnic disparities in health and mortality among the U.S. elderly population / Robert A. Hummer, Maureen R. Benjamins, and Richard G. Rogers -- Ethnic differences in dementia and Alzheimer's disease / Jennifer J. Manly and Richard Mayeux -- The life-course contribution to ethnic disparities in health / Clyde Hertzman -- Selection processes in the study of racial and ethnic differentials in adult health and mortality / Alberto Palloni and Douglas Ewbank -- Immigrant health: selectivity and acculturation / Guillermina Jasso ... {et al.} -- Genetic factors in ethnic disparities in health / Richard S. Cooper -- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health / Eileen M. Crimmins, Mark D. Hayward and Teresa E. Seeman -- The role of social and personal resources in ethnic disparities in late-life health / Carlos F. Mendes de Leon and Thomas A. Glass -- What makes a place healthy? neighborhood influences on racial/ethnic disparities in health over the life course / Jeffrey D. Morenoff and John W. Lynch -- Racial/ethnic disparities in health behaviors: a challenge to current assumptions / Marilyn A. Winkleby and Catherine Cubbin -- Cumulative psychosocial risks and resilience: a conceptual perspective on ethnic health disparities in late life / Hector F. Myers and Wei-Chin Hwang -- Significance of perceived racism: toward understanding ethnic group disparities in health, the later years / Rodney Clark -- A neurovisceral integration model of health disparities in aging / Julian F. Thayer and Bruce H. Friedman -- Geography and racial health disparities / Amitabh Chandra and Jonathan S. Skinner -- Behavioral health interventions: what works and why? / David M. Cutler -- Ethnic disparities in aging health: what can we learn from the United Kingdom? / James Y. Nazroo -- An exploratory investigation into racial
disparities in the health of older South Africans / Debbie Bradshaw ... {et al.}.
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| Access Notes |
Also available in electronic form via the Internet as viewed 10/28/2004. |
| Author Added Ent |
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| Corporate Au Added Ent |
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2004. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| LCCN |
2004017317 |
| ISBN |
0309092116 (pbk.) |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20050114140013 |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
04010cam 22004574a 45010 |
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