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Correlates of depressive symptomatology among older community-dwelling Mexican Americans: the Hispanic EPESES A Black
Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 53:S198-208. 1998..The prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors is described, using data from the Hispanic EPESE, the first large, representative study of older Mexican Americans...
The prevalence and health burden of self-reported diabetes in older Mexican Americans: findings from the Hispanic established populations for epidemiologic studies of the elderlyS A Black
Jennie Sealy Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0460, USA
Am J Public Health 89:546-52. 1999..The prevalence and health burden of self-reported adult-onset diabetes mellitus were examined in older Mexican Americans...
Increased health burden associated with comorbid depression in older diabetic Mexican Americans. Results from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly surveyS A Black
Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0460, USA
Diabetes Care 22:56-64. 1999..To examine the health burden associated with concomitant depressive symptoms and diabetes in older Mexican Americans...
Ethnic variation in the health burden of self-reported diabetes in adults aged 75 and olderS A Black
Center on Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0860, USA
Ethn Dis 9:22-32. 1999..The health burden of self-reported diabetes was compared across three ethnic groups of older adults...
Prevalence and associated factors of cancer screening: why are so many older Mexican American women never screened?Z H Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555, USA
Prev Med 33:268-73. 2001..The aim of this study was to identify patterns of mammogram and Papanicolaou (Pap) screenings among Mexican American women ages 67 and over...
The factor structure of the CES-D in two surveys of elderly Mexican AmericansT Q Miller
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 52:S259-69. 1997..g., male vs female or Spanish vs English language of interview). We conclude that the CES-D has only two factors among elderly Mexican Americans...
Older Mexican-American women and cancer screening: progress toward targets for healthy people 2000Z H Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 0587 USA
Ethn Dis 11:645-51. 2001..This study reported the patterns of mammogram and Pap test use among older Mexican-American women. The patterns and associated factors were examined and compared with Healthy People 2000 targets...
Knowledge of laws regulating issues related to HIV and AIDS: development of the HIV/AIDS and the law scaleF A Paniagua
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0425, USA
Psychol Rep 84:1345-53. 1999..42 (p < .01). Research with this scale using adolescents and young adults as well as the utility of the scale in areas of clinical, legal, and policy development are discussed...
Prevalence [correction of prevalance] of functional blindness, visual impairment, and related functional deficits among elderly Mexican AmericansA R DiNuzzo
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555-1153, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M548-51. 2001..The results suggest a need for more research on the prevalence and impact of functional blindness and visual impairment on the health of older Mexican Americans...
The use of herbal medicine by older Mexican AmericansJ A Loera
Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0460, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M714-8. 2001..Little is known about use of herbal medicines by older Mexican Americans. The objective of this study was to determine the characteristics among older Mexican Americans that correlate with use of herbal medicines...
Lower body function and mortality in Mexican American elderly peopleK S Markides
Center on Aging and Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 1153, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M243-7. 2001..The purpose of this analysis was to examine the differential impact of performance-based and self-reported lower body measures on 2-year mortality in Mexican American elderly persons...
HIV Seroprevalence among newly incarcerated inmates in the Texas correctional systemZ H Wu
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Ann Epidemiol 11:342-6. 2001..Given the shorter incarceration periods for inmates held in alternative facilities, understanding how infection rates vary according to type of incarceration facility holds particular public health relevance...
