Friday, May 4 / 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM   •   Union Square 15-16

Session 98:
Race, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Health and Mortality

Chair: Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California
Discussant: Jennifer A. Ailshire, University of Southern California

  1. Sources of Black-White Differences in Cancer Screening and MortalityJessica Y. Ho, University of Pennsylvania ; Irma T. Elo, University of Pennsylvania

  2. Is the "Long Arm of Childhood" Growing Shorter? Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Changes in U.S. Adult MortalityRyan K. Masters, Columbia University ; Mark D. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin

  3. A Cross-National Comparison of Hypertension among Elderly in Japan and SingaporeYasuhiko Saito, Nihon University ; Vanessa Yong, Nihon University ; Atsuhiko Takahashi, Nihon University ; Angelique Chan, National University of Singapore

  4. First Differences in Depressive Symptoms among Older Men and Women in Japan and the United States as Reported in the NUJLSOA and HRSAndrew D. Tiedt, NORC at the University of Chicago

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