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Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life [[electronic resource] /] / Norman B. Anderson, Randy A. Bulatao, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life [[electronic resource] /] / Norman B. Anderson, Randy A. Bulatao, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 735 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 362.198/97/00973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndersonNorman B
BulataoRodolfo A. <1944-> CohenBarney <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States
Older people - Health and hygiene - United States Discrimination in medical care - United States Health status indicators |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-08407-0
9786612084072 0-309-53200-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450525603321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life [[electronic resource] /] / Norman B. Anderson, Randy A. Bulatao, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life [[electronic resource] /] / Norman B. Anderson, Randy A. Bulatao, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 735 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 362.198/97/00973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndersonNorman B
BulataoRodolfo A. <1944-> CohenBarney <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States
Older people - Health and hygiene - United States Discrimination in medical care - United States Health status indicators |
| ISBN |
0-309-16570-9
1-282-08407-0 9786612084072 0-309-53200-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Racial and ethnic identification, official classifications, and health disparities / Gary D. Sandefur, Mary E. Campbell, and Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck -- Racial and ethnic disparities in health and mortality among the U.S. elderly population / Robert A. Hummer, Maureen R. Benjamins, and Richard G. Rogers -- Ethnic differences in dementia and Alzheimer's disease / Jennifer J. Manly and Richard Mayeux -- The life-course contribution to ethnic disparities in health / Clyde Hertzman -- Selection processes in the study of racial and ethnic differentials in adult health and mortality / Alberto Palloni and Douglas Ewbank -- Immigrant health: selectivity and acculturation / Guillermina Jasso ... [et al.] -- Genetic factors in ethnic disparities in health / Richard S. Cooper -- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health / Eileen M. Crimmins, Mark D. Hayward and Teresa E. Seeman -- The role of social and personal resources in ethnic disparities in late-life health / Carlos F. Mendes de Leon and Thomas A. Glass -- What makes a place healthy? neighborhood influences on racial/ethnic disparities in health over the life course / Jeffrey D. Morenoff and John W. Lynch -- Racial/ethnic disparities in health behaviors: a challenge to current assumptions / Marilyn A. Winkleby and Catherine Cubbin -- Cumulative psychosocial risks and resilience: a conceptual perspective on ethnic health disparities in late life / Hector F. Myers and Wei-Chin Hwang -- Significance of perceived racism: toward understanding ethnic group disparities in health, the later years / Rodney Clark -- A neurovisceral integration model of health disparities in aging / Julian F. Thayer and Bruce H. Friedman -- Geography and racial health disparities / Amitabh Chandra and Jonathan S. Skinner -- Behavioral health interventions: what works and why? / David M. Cutler -- Ethnic disparities in aging health: what can we learn from the United Kingdom? / James Y. Nazroo -- An exploratory investigation into racial disparities in the health of older South Africans / Debbie Bradshaw ... [et al.]. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783142503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life [[electronic resource] /] / Norman B. Anderson, Randy A. Bulatao, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
| Critical perspectives on racial and ethnic differences in health in late life [[electronic resource] /] / Norman B. Anderson, Randy A. Bulatao, and Barney Cohen, editors ; Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 735 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina | 362.198/97/00973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AndersonNorman B
BulataoRodolfo A. <1944-> CohenBarney <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States
Older people - Health and hygiene - United States Discrimination in medical care - United States Health status indicators |
| ISBN |
0-309-16570-9
1-282-08407-0 9786612084072 0-309-53200-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Racial and ethnic identification, official classifications, and health disparities / Gary D. Sandefur, Mary E. Campbell, and Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck -- Racial and ethnic disparities in health and mortality among the U.S. elderly population / Robert A. Hummer, Maureen R. Benjamins, and Richard G. Rogers -- Ethnic differences in dementia and Alzheimer's disease / Jennifer J. Manly and Richard Mayeux -- The life-course contribution to ethnic disparities in health / Clyde Hertzman -- Selection processes in the study of racial and ethnic differentials in adult health and mortality / Alberto Palloni and Douglas Ewbank -- Immigrant health: selectivity and acculturation / Guillermina Jasso ... [et al.] -- Genetic factors in ethnic disparities in health / Richard S. Cooper -- Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health / Eileen M. Crimmins, Mark D. Hayward and Teresa E. Seeman -- The role of social and personal resources in ethnic disparities in late-life health / Carlos F. Mendes de Leon and Thomas A. Glass -- What makes a place healthy? neighborhood influences on racial/ethnic disparities in health over the life course / Jeffrey D. Morenoff and John W. Lynch -- Racial/ethnic disparities in health behaviors: a challenge to current assumptions / Marilyn A. Winkleby and Catherine Cubbin -- Cumulative psychosocial risks and resilience: a conceptual perspective on ethnic health disparities in late life / Hector F. Myers and Wei-Chin Hwang -- Significance of perceived racism: toward understanding ethnic group disparities in health, the later years / Rodney Clark -- A neurovisceral integration model of health disparities in aging / Julian F. Thayer and Bruce H. Friedman -- Geography and racial health disparities / Amitabh Chandra and Jonathan S. Skinner -- Behavioral health interventions: what works and why? / David M. Cutler -- Ethnic disparities in aging health: what can we learn from the United Kingdom? / James Y. Nazroo -- An exploratory investigation into racial disparities in the health of older South Africans / Debbie Bradshaw ... [et al.]. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812003903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans [[electronic resource] /] / Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans [[electronic resource] /] / Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 300 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 613/.0438/08900973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MartinLinda G. <1947->
SoldoBeth J |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States
Minority older people - Diseases - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-19229-1
9786610192298 0-309-55306-7 0-585-03013-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456100703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans [[electronic resource] /] / Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans [[electronic resource] /] / Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 300 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 613/.0438/08900973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MartinLinda G. <1947->
SoldoBeth J |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States
Minority older people - Diseases - United States |
| ISBN |
0-309-17556-9
1-280-19229-1 9786610192298 0-309-55306-7 0-585-03013-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778657303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans / / Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans / / Linda G. Martin and Beth J. Soldo, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 300 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 613/.0438/08900973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MartinLinda G. <1947->
SoldoBeth J |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States
Minority older people - Diseases - United States |
| ISBN |
0-309-17556-9
1-280-19229-1 9786610192298 0-309-55306-7 0-585-03013-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- REFERENCES -- 2 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mortality at Older Ages -- INTRODUCTION -- VITAL STATISTICS AND CENSUS DATA -- African Americans and Whites -- Hispanics -- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders -- LINKED STUDIES -- Social Security and Medicare Data -- National Longitudinal Mortality Survey -- African Americans -- Hispanics -- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders -- Subnational Studies -- EXTINCT GENERATION ESTIMATES -- CAUSES OF DEATH -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Health and Disability Differences Among Racial and Ethnic Groups -- INTRODUCTION -- MAJOR MORBIDITY PROCESSES AND THEIR AGE DEPENDENCE ACROSS RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS -- Osteoporosis and Hip Fracture -- Heart Diseases and Stroke -- Atherosclerosis -- Diabetes Mellitus (Adult Onset) -- Body Iron Stores -- Hypertension -- Cancers -- Prostate Cancer -- Breast Cancer -- Cervical Cancer -- Multiple Myeloma -- Disease Interactions -- Health Care -- BLACK, HISPANIC, AND WHITE TOTAL AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY DIFFERENCES -- WHITE-NONWHITE DIFFERENCES IN DISABILITY AND ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 4 Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health in Late Life -- INTRODUCTION -- THE THEORY OF HEALTH PRODUCTION AND ITS RELEVANCE TO SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS-RACE-HEALTH RESEARCH -- The Socioeconomic Status-Health Gradient -- Measurement of Socioeconomic Status -- Education -- Financial Resources -- Occupation -- The Race Connection -- The Role of Race -- Measurement of Race -- RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND HEALTH STATUS: EXISTING EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE -- Mortality -- General Health Status, Functional Status, and Morbidity -- RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES -- HEALTH AND WEALTH -- RISK BEHAVIORS -- EMPIRICAL MODELS OF SELF-REPORTED HEALTH OUTCOMES.
Measurement of Household Resources -- Changes in Health Outcomes -- Long-Run Measures of Economic Resources -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- 5 How Health Behaviors and the Social Environment Contribute to Health Differences Between Black and White Older Americans -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ROLE OF ATTITUDES AND SOCIAL CONTEXT IN BEHAVIORS THAT DAMAGE OR PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG BLACKS AND WHITES -- Self-Appraisal of Health and Health Behavior -- Health Behaviors -- Diet and Exercise -- Cigarette Smoking -- Alcohol Use -- Health Practices of Elderly Diabetics and Hypertensives -- Social Networks and Social Support -- RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORS: FINDINGS FROM THE NEW HAVEN EPESE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 6 Black-White Differences in the Use of Medical Care by the Elderly: A Contemporary Analysis -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA AND METHODS -- Data and Study Sample -- Variables -- Utilization of Medical Care -- Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics -- Health Status -- Attitudes and Beliefs -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS -- Bivariate Analyses -- Multivariate Analyses -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- 7 Are Genetic Factors Involved in Racial and Ethnic Differences in Late-Life Health? -- INTRODUCTION -- TWO SIMPLE MONOGENIC DISORDERS DIFFERING IN FREQUENCY IN BLACKS AND WHITES -- DIFFERENCES IN ALLELE FREQUENCY FOR GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS IN BLACKS AND WHITES -- SOME GENETICALLY COMPLEX, ENVIRONMENTALLY INFLUENCED DISORDERS DIFFERING IN FREQUENCY IN BLACKS AND WHITES -- PROSPECTS FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIS FOR DIFFERENCES IN LATE-LIFE DISEASES -- REFERENCES -- 8 Differences in Rates of Dementia Between Ethno-Racial Groups -- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL BACKGROUND -- Dementia Rates and Subtypes -- Estimating Rates of Dementia -- Ethno-Racial Differences in Rates of Dementia. Putative effects of Education -- METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- The North Manhattan Aging Project and the Active Life Expectancy Study -- Our Methods for Minimizing Biases in Ethno-Racial Comparisons of Dementia -- Case Findings -- Screening and Field Classification Techniques -- Criterion Diagnosis -- Biological Indicators -- Longitudinal and Outcome Information -- Dementia and Quality of Life -- Dementia and Service Utilization -- Convergence of Conclusions -- Border-Zone Dementias and Nondementias -- Designation of Ethno-Racial Membership -- Other Socioeconomic Information -- RESULTS -- General Results -- Yields from the Survey Component -- Overrepresentation -- Differences in Prevalence Rates of Dementia -- Mislabeling -- Prevalence and Other Indices of Rates -- Effect of the Breadth of the Concept of Dementia -- Risk Factors -- Educational Associations -- Subtypes of Dementia Among Ethno-Racial Groups -- Other Risk Factors: Income and Immigration -- Quality-of-Life Impairments -- Memory Complaints -- Tasks of Daily Living -- Affective Suffering -- Service Utilization -- Nursing Homes -- Home Care -- Emergency Clinics -- Hospitalization -- DISCUSSION -- Limitations of the Findings and Potential of the Methods -- Ethno-Racial Variation in Prevalence Rates -- Ethno-Racial Consistency in the Associations of Dementia -- Working Hypotheses for the Effects of Education -- Ethno-Racial Differences in Service Utilization -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- 9 Cardiovascular Disease Among Elderly Asian Americans -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Study Population -- Baseline Examination -- Measures of Acculturation for the Hawaii Cohort -- Follow-up Examinations and Surveillance -- Definition of Cases -- Age Categories -- RESULTS -- Ni-Hon-San Comparisons -- Cultural Pathways to Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly -- DISCUSSION -- FUTURE RESEARCH. REFERENCES -- 10 Health Status of Hispanic Elderly -- INTRODUCTION -- MORTALITY AND LIFE EXPECTANCY -- EXPLAINING THE HISPANIC ADVANTAGE IN HEART DISEASE AND CANCER MORTALITY -- OTHER DISEASES -- FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS -- SELF-ASSESSED HEALTH -- MENTAL HEALTH -- ISSUES IN MEDICAL CARE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817706803321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Serving minority elders in the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors
| Serving minority elders in the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Springer Publishing Co., c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.6/089 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WykleMay L
FordAmasa B. <1922-2007.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Services for - United States
Minority older people - Care - United States Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-80608-0
9786611806088 0-8261-1719-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; A Tribute to Eliza Simmons Bryant; Introduction: Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century; Section One: Physical and Functional Health; Section Two: Mental Health; Section Three: Community; Epilogue: Serving Minority Elders: Directions for Future Research; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454207903321 |
| New York, NY, : Springer Publishing Co., c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Serving minority elders in the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors
| Serving minority elders in the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Springer Publishing Co., c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.6/089 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WykleMay L
FordAmasa B. <1922-2007.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Services for - United States
Minority older people - Care - United States Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States |
| ISBN |
1-281-80608-0
9786611806088 0-8261-1719-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; A Tribute to Eliza Simmons Bryant; Introduction: Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century; Section One: Physical and Functional Health; Section Two: Mental Health; Section Three: Community; Epilogue: Serving Minority Elders: Directions for Future Research; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782462103321 |
| New York, NY, : Springer Publishing Co., c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Serving minority elders in the 21st century / / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors
| Serving minority elders in the 21st century / / May L. Wykle and Amasa B. Ford, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Springer Publishing Co., c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.6/089 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WykleMay L
FordAmasa B. <1922-2007.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minority older people - Services for - United States
Minority older people - Care - United States Minority older people - Health and hygiene - United States |
| ISBN |
1-281-80608-0
9786611806088 0-8261-1719-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; A Tribute to Eliza Simmons Bryant; Introduction: Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century; Section One: Physical and Functional Health; Section Two: Mental Health; Section Three: Community; Epilogue: Serving Minority Elders: Directions for Future Research; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823756103321 |
| New York, NY, : Springer Publishing Co., c1999 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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