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Older Adult Health in Alabama’s Black Belt Region

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Health issues are a concern in Alabama’s Black Belt region, which runs across the southwestern part of the state and includes some of the poorest counties in the USA. As part of a Center for Disease Control (CDC)-sponsored study, we collected data covering several cancer (e.g., prostate,
breast, skin) and other health-related indicators (e.g., stress,insurance, stroke, heart isease) from 647 predominantly African-American adults over the age of 50 in 20 communities in 7 Black Belt counties in 2005 and 2006. Here, we provide an account of the state of the health of older African-Americans and compare their outcomes to those of their White counterparts in the region. African-Americans report having generally lower levels of health and were less apt to have a
cancer history (ps

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Judul Seri

Cancer education

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

New York : Springer Science Business Media., 2015

Deskripsi Fisik

J Canc Educ (2015) 30:642–647

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

DOI 10.1007/s13187-0

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Edisi

(2015) 30:642–647

Subjek

Cancer education

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