Understanding racial and ethnic differences in health in late life [electronic resource] : a research agenda / 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.

Contributor(s): Bulatao, Rodolfo A, 1944- | Anderson, Norman B | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004Description: xiii, 169 p. : illUniform titles: Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans. Subject(s): Minorities -- Health and hygiene -- United States | Ethnic groups -- Health and hygiene -- United States | Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States | Health services accessibility -- United States | Discrimination in medical care -- United States | Health status indicators -- United States | Health and race -- United States | Social medicine -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.1/089/00973 LOC classification: RA448.4 | .U52 2004Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
The nature of racial and ethnic differences -- Perspectives on racial and ethnic differences -- Genetic influences -- Socioeconomic factors -- Behavior risk factors -- Social and personal resources -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Stress -- Biopsychosocial interactions -- Health care -- The life course -- Interventions.
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"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.

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

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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