The White-Black Disability Gap Revisited: Does an Incident Heart Attack Change This Gap?
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The black/white disability gap: persistent inequality in later life?
OBJECTIVES Previous research on differences between Black and White older adults has produced inconsistent results on whether a gap in disability exists and whether it persists over time. The present research identifies several reasons for the inconsistent results to date and examines Black/White differences in disability trajectories over 6 years. METHODS Data from the North Carolina Establi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.4.420