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Self-rated health disparities among disadvantaged older adults in ethnically diverse urban neighborhoods in a Middle Eastern country

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ID12554651
AuthorsAbla M Sibai (0000-0002-1851-5606, American University of Beirut), Anthony Rizk (0000-0003-4284-5530, American University of Beirut), HIAM CHEMAITELLY (0000-0002-8756-6968, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Qatar Foundation, Education City, Doha, Qatar, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume22
Issue5
Pages490-509
Publication date2016-10-15
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicity and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13557858.2016.1244736
PMID27744730
OpenAlexW2530926210
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited53

The social context in which older adults live and their financial security are key in explaining disparities in SRH in marginalized communities. Social capital and economic security, often overlooked in policy and public health interventions, need to be integrated in dimensions of well-being of older adults, especially in post-conflict settings

Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Ethnically diverse · Geography · Health equity · Population · Public health · Sociology · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Gerontology

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Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Highly citedNo

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