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How Older African American Men Define Health and Successful Aging

Bibliographic Data

ID12440760
AuthorsDerek M Griffith (0000-0003-0018-9176, Center for Research on Men’s Health, corresponding author), Emily K Cornish (Center for Research on Men’s Health), Erin M Bergner (0000-0002-7995-5154, Center for Research on Men’s Health), M A Bruce (0000-0002-0643-1640, Center for Research on Men’s Health), Bettina M Beech (0000-0001-8619-9150, Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, Jackson, Mississippi)
Year2017
Volume73
Issue2
Pages240-247
Publication date2017-05-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbx075
PMID28977532
OpenAlexW2641621439
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited35

These findings highlight key elements of how older African American men conceptualize health in ways that are interrelated with yet expand notions of successful aging in ways that are critical for health promotion research and interventions

Health and Retirement Study · Healthy aging · Successful aging · Aging and Gerontology Research · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year1,33
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12

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