Open AccessRacial/Ethnic Variation in Functional and Self-Reported Health
Author(s) -
Zheng Wu,
Christoph M. Schimmele
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2003.027110
Subject(s) - ethnic group , socioeconomic status , health equity , race and health , public health , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , national health interview survey , population , gerontology , demography , medicine , health care , environmental health , political science , sociology , nursing , law
We investigated whether racial/ethnic health disparities exist in Canada and whether socioeconomic or behavioral differences between racial/ ethnic minorities and nonminorities account for such disparities.