Rahul Dhanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 6683675 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rahul Dhanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rahul |
| FAMILY NAME | Dhanda |
| SIGNATURE | DHANDA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | b Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center , Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital and University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6941-3853 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hopelessness Predicts Mortality in Older Mexican and European Americans
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between hopelessness and mortality in a biethnic cohort of older community-dwelling Mexican Americans, the most rapidly growing segment of the elderly, and European Americans. METHODS: A total of 795 persons aged 64 to 79 years completed an English or Spanish version of the 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale on entering the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging, an epidemiolo…
Appendicitis
Objectives. Mexican Americans (MAs), compared to white non‐Hispanics (WNHs), have higher rates of biliary disease, noninsulin dependent diabetes, and endstage renal disease but lower rates of lung cancer, hip fractures, and mortality from coronary heart disease. Relatively little research has been done to identify other ethnic differences in disease incidence. We used surgical procedure rates to confirm known ethnic differences and to explore our…
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Appendicitis
Objectives. Mexican Americans (MAs), compared to white non‐Hispanics (WNHs), have higher rates of biliary disease, noninsulin dependent diabetes, and endstage renal disease but lower rates of lung cancer, hip fractures, and mortality from coronary heart disease. Relatively little research has been done to identify other ethnic differences in disease incidence. We used surgical procedure rates to confirm known ethnic differences and to explore our…
Hopelessness Predicts Mortality in Older Mexican and European Americans
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between hopelessness and mortality in a biethnic cohort of older community-dwelling Mexican Americans, the most rapidly growing segment of the elderly, and European Americans. METHODS: A total of 795 persons aged 64 to 79 years completed an English or Spanish version of the 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale on entering the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging, an epidemiolo…
Medicine (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Appendicitis (1 work) · Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management (1 work) · Biliary disease (1 work) · Coronary artery disease (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Diabetes mellitus (1 work) · Disease (1 work) · Diverticular Disease and Complications (1 work)