Background Although nearly 112 million residents of the United States belong to a non-
white ethnic group, the literature about differences in health indicators across ethnic groups …

Objectives. We examined the association between race/ethnicity and all-cause mortality risk
in US adults and whether this association differs by nativity status. Methods. We used Cox …

Objective We addressed three research questions:(1) Are there racial mortality disparities in
the adult Hispanic population that resemble those observed in the non-Hispanic population …

US Hispanics are a disadvantaged population that paradoxically has lower mortality rates
than non-Hispanic whites. We conducted a descriptive analysis of age-adjusted mortality …

PURPOSE: To investigate the association of nativity status, country of origin, and race with
all-cause mortality in Hispanic adults relative to non-Hispanic adults in the United States, we …

Hispanics make up a rapidly growing proportion of the US older adult population, so a firm
grasp of their mortality patterns is paramount for identifying racial/ethnic differences in life …

Racial/ethnic differences in health and mortality stand at the heart of the public health
agenda of the United States (Kington and Nickens, 2001; Martin and Soldo, 1997; Williams …

Objective. The purpose of this paper is to explore the adult mortality experience of Hispanic
subgroups in a comparative context with non-Hispanic whites (Anglos) in the most …

This study examines the extent to which various ethnic-immigrant and US-born groups differ
in their risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, morbidity, and health behaviors. Using …

Purpose: Equal-access health care systems such as the Veterans Health Administration
(VHA) reduce financial and nonfinancial barriers to care. It is unknown if such systems …