Estimates of Disability Among Ethnic Groups in Hawaii
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Estimates of Disability Among Ethnic Groups in Hawaii
Objective: To estimate and describe the current prevalence of disability among Hawaii’s population. Design, Setting, and Participants: Random-digit telephone survey of 6,000 adults aged 18 and older residing in Hawaii and participating in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2002 and the 2000 US Census. Main Outcome Measures: Any disability, indicators of disability severity by eth...
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عنوان ژورنال: Californian Journal of Health Promotion
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1545-8725
DOI: 10.32398/cjhp.v1isi.559