Understanding racial and ethnic differences in health in late life
Subtitle: a research agenda
By: Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Rodolfo A. Bulatao and Norman B. Anderson, editors
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life; NetLibrary, Inc
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Continental Population Groups; Health and hygiene; Socioeconomic Factors; Health status indicators; Health Services Accessibility; Health services accessibility; Social medicine; Discrimination in medical care; Minorities; Geriatric Assessment; Health and race; Ethnic Groups; Older people; Aged; Ethnic groups
Other titles: Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans.
Notes: "This volume is the Panel's final report. The workshop papers are available in a companion volume, Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life"--Pref.

Updates work from: Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans. 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-152) and index.

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Table of contents: title: The nature of racial and ethnic differences; title: Perspectives on racial and ethnic differences; title: Genetic influences; title: Socioeconomic factors; title: Behavior risk factors; title: Social and personal resources; title: Prejudice and discrimination; title: Stress; title: Biopsychosocial interactions; title: Health care; title: The life course; title: Interventions.