Racial Differences in Self-Rated Health at Similar Levels of Physical Functioning: An Examination of Health Pessimism in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

BACKGROUND: The health pessimism hypothesis suggests that Black elders are more pessimistic about health than Whites and therefore tend to report lower self-rated health (SRH) at comparable health status. The current analysis examined the factors associated with SRH and tested the health pessimism h...

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Auteurs principaux: Spencer, S. Melinda, Schulz, Richard, Rooks, Ronica N., Albert, Steven M., Thorpe, Roland J., Brenes, Gretchen A., Harris, Tamara B., Koster, Annemarie, Satterfield, Suzanne, Ayonayon, Hilsa N., Newman, Anne B.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Oxford University Press 2009
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Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences
Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654984/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19176485
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbn007
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