Racial differences in self-rated health diminishing from 1972 to 2008.
In addition to higher morbidity and mortality, Black adults have reported lower self-rated health than White adults. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diminishing difference in self-rated health between races from 1972 to 2008. Data from 37,936 participants over a 36-year span of the Gen...
| Published in: | Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 44 - 51 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2013
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