Understanding racial and ethnic differences in health in late life a research agenda / [electronic resource] : 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. - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004. - xiii, 169 p. : ill.

"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.






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 States.


Electronic books.

RA448.4 / .U52 2004

362.1/089/00973