Revised versions of some of the papers originally presented at a workshop held Dec. 1994 in Washington. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Racial and ethnic differences in mortality at older ages / Irma T. Elo and Samuel H. Preston -- Health and disability differences among racial and ethnic groups / Kenneth G. Manton and Eric Stallard -- Race, socioeconomic status, and health in late life / James P. Smith and Raynard S. Kington -- How health behaviors and the social environment contribute to health differences between Black and white older Americans / Lisa F. Berkman and Jewel M. Mullen -- Black-white differences in the use of medical care by the elderly : a contemporary analysis / José J. Escarce and Frank W. Puffer -- Are genetic factors involved in racial and ethnic differences in late-life health? / James V. Neel -- Differences in rates of dementia between ethno-racial groups / Barry Gurland ... [et al.] -- Cardiovascular disease among elderly Asian Americans / Dwayne Reed and Katsukiko Yano -- Health status of Hispanic elderly / Kyriakos S. Markides ... [et al.].
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