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Title 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.

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Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.

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Description	xiii, 169 p. : ill.
Note	"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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-152) and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	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.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Bulatao, Rodolfo A., 1944-
	Anderson, Norman B.
	ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title	Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans.
ISBN	0309092477