D L McGee

Biographic Data

ID6070239
NAMED L McGee
GIVEN NAMESD L
FAMILY NAMEMcGee
SIGNATUREMCGEE D L
AFFILIATIONSLoyola University Chicago
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS66
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
H-INDEX3

  • Self-reported Health Status and Mortality in a Multiethnic US Cohort

    D L McGee, Y Liao et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Epidemiology1999

    The authors examined the relation between self-reported health status and mortality among the following racial/ethnic groups: Native Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, blacks, whites, and Hispanics. They pooled 1986-1994 data from the National Health Interview Survey to obtain information on more than 700,000 cohort participants. Although fewer than 5,000 Native Americans are included in this cohort, the data provide information previously unava…

  • Socioeconomic status and morbidity in the last years of life

    Y Liao, D L McGee et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999Cited by: 5References: 13

    OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effect of socioeconomic status, as characterized by level of education, on morbidity and disability in the last years of life. METHODS: The analysis used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1986-1990), with mortality follow-up through December 1991. RESULTS: Among 10,932 decedents 50 years or older at baseline interview, educational attainment was inversely associated with long-term limitation of a…

  • Mortality patterns among adult Hispanics: Findings from the NHIS, 1986 to 1990

    Y Liao, Richard Cooper et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1998Cited by: 27References: 20

    OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the mortality pattern of the adult Hispanic population in the United States. METHODS: This was a cohort study using data from the National Health Interview Survey from 1986 through 1990. Deaths were ascertained by matching the National Death Index through 1991. RESULTS: This representative national sample included 297,640 non-Hispanic Whites, 53,552 Blacks, and 27,239 Hispanics, all aged 18 year…

  • The prevalence of hypertension in seven populations of west African origin

    Richard Cooper, Charles N Rotimi et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1997Cited by: 34References: 38

    OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to describe the distribution of blood pressures, hypertension prevalence, and associated risk factors among seven populations of West African origin. METHODS: The rates of hypertension in West Africa (Nigeria and Cameroon), the Caribbean (Jamaica, St. Lucia, Barbados), and the United States (metropolitan Chicago, Illinois) were compared on the basis of a highly standardized collaborative protocol. After resea…