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Depression Predicts Increased Incidence of Adverse Health Outcomes in Older Mexican Americans With Type 2 Diabetes by BLACK, Sandra A, MARKIDES, Kyriakos S, RAY, Laura A

“…Depression Predicts Increased Incidence of Adverse Health Outcomes in Older Mexican Americans With Type 2 Diabetes Sandra A. Black , PHD 1 , Kyriakos S…”
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Emotional Well-Being Predicts Subsequent Functional Independence and Survival by Ostir, Glenn V., Markides, Kyriakos S., Black, Sandra A., Goodwin, James S.

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine whether positive affect has an independent effect on functional status, mobility, and survival in an older Mexican American sample…”
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Cognitive Impairment and Mortality in Older Mexican Americans by Nguyen, Ha T., Black, Sandra A., Ray, Laura A., Espino, David V., Markides, Kyriakos S.

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the extent to which cognitive status and decline in cognitive status predict mortality in older Mexican Americans. DESIGN: Longitudinal…”
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Mental health risk factors for suicides in the US Army, 2007--8 by Bachynski, Kathleen E, Canham-Chervak, Michelle, Black, Sandra A, Dada, Esther O, Millikan, Amy M, Jones, Bruce H

“…Suicides among active duty US Army personnel have been increasing since 2004, surpassing comparable civilian rates in 2008. This analysis uses US military data…”
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Older Urban African Americans: Individual and Neighborhood Associations by Ryder, Priscilla T., PhD, Wolpert, Beverly, MS, Orwig, Denise, PhD, Oarter-Pokras, Olivia, PhD, Black, Sandra A., PhD

“…Purpose: Older African Americans may be vulnerable to risks due to impaired healthcare access and understudied complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use…”
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Cognitive and Functional Decline in Adults Aged 75 and Older by Black, Sandra A., Rush, Ronald D.

“…OBJECTIVES: To simultaneously examine the influence of functional disability on the development of cognitive impairment and the influence of cognitive status…”
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Relationship Between Low Blood Pressure and Depressive Symptomatology in Older People by Stroup-Benham, Christine A., Markides, Kyriakos S., Black, Sandra A., Goodwin, James S.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine if low blood pressure is associated with a definable constellation of somatic and psychological symptoms in older persons. DESIGN: A…”
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Diabetes, Diversity, and Disparity: What Do We Do With the Evidence? by Black, Sandra A

“…The US Department of Health and Human Services has developed an initiative called "Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health," which parallels…”
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The Disease Profile of Texas Prison Inmates by Baillargeon, Jacques, Black, Sandra A, Pulvino, John, Dunn, Kim

“…PURPOSE: Whereas prison inmates are reported to exhibit poorer overall health status and higher rates of health care utilization than the general population,…”
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Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Mexican American Elders by Chiriboga, David A., Black, Sandra A., Aranda, Maria, Markides, Kyriakos

“…Although social stressors have successfully predicted depressive symptomatology in a number of populations, few studies have examined the relevance of…”
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The infectious disease profile of Texas prison inmates by Baillargeon, Jacques, Black, Sandra A, Leach, Charles T, Jenson, Hal, Pulvino, John, Bradshaw, Patrick, Murray, Owen

“…Purpose. Prison inmates present with higher rates of disease morbidity and mortality than the general population. The rates of certain infectious diseases such…”
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Lower Body Functioning as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability Among Older Mexican Americans by Ostir, Glenn V., Markides, Kyriakos S., Black, Sandra A., Goodwin, James S.

“…Background. Disability measures among elderly non-Hispanic White populations have traditionally been associated with activities of daily living (ADLs) and…”
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Predictors of decline in MMSE scores among older Mexican Americans by Nguyen, Ha T, Black, Sandra A, Ray, Laura A, Espino, David V, Markides, Kyriakos S

“…The purpose of this analysis was to examine the association of sociodemographic variables and health-related conditions with 5-year declines in cognitive…”
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Correlates of Depressive Symptomatology among Older Community-Dwelling Mexican Americans: The Hispanic EPESE by Black, Sandra A., Markides, Kyriakos S., Miller, Todd Q.

“…Objectives. The prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors is described, using data from the Hispanic EPESE, the first large, representative…”
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Aging Versus Disease: The Opinions of Older Black, Hispanic, and Non‐Hispanic White Americans About the Causes and Treatment of Common Medical Conditions by Goodwin, James S., Black, Sandra A., Satish, Shiva

“…BACKGROUND Little is known about how older people interpret disease and how those interpretations might relate to use of medical services. OBJECTIVE To assess…”
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The Influence of Noncognitive Factors on the Mini-Mental State Examination in Older Mexican-Americans: Findings from the Hispanic EPESE by Black, Sandra A, Espino, David V, Mahurin, Roderick, Lichtenstein, Michael J, Hazuda, Helen P, Fabrizio, Dennis, Ray, Laura A, Markides, Kyriakos S

“…Mini-Mental State Examination data from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly baseline survey, a population-based…”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cancer Screening: Why Are So Many Older Mexican American Women Never Screened? by Wu, Z.Helen, Black, Sandra A., Markides, Kyriakos S.

“…Objectives. The aim of this study was to identify patterns of mammogram and Papanicolaou (Pap) screenings among Mexican American women ages 67 and over…”
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Lower body function and mortality in Mexican American elderly people by Markides, K S, Black, S A, Ostir, G V, Angel, R J, Guralnik, J M, Lichtenstein, M

“…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…”
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The Association Between Chronic Diseases and Depressive Symptomatology in Older Mexican Americans by Black, Sandra A., Goodwin, James S., Markides, Kyriakos S.

“…Background. Among the elderly population, the risk for psychological distress increases with the number of chronic diseases and accompanying functional…”
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The prevalence and health burden of self-reported diabetes in older Mexican Americans: findings from the Hispanic established populations for epidemiologic studies of the elderly by Black, S A, Ray, L A, Markides, K S

“…The prevalence and health burden of self-reported adult-onset diabetes mellitus were examined in older Mexican Americans. Data from the Hispanic Established…”
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