Minority Women More Likely to Link Good Health to Happiness, Spirituality and Family

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: November 5, 2007 | Copyright information

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National Womens Health Resource Centers New Annual WOMEN TALK Survey Reveals Differences in Health Attitudes Across Ethnic Populations

RED BANK, N.J., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- African- American and Hispanic women define good health differently than Caucasian women and are more aware of the impact they can have on their health and the health of their families according to the not- for-profit National Womens Health Resource Centers third annual Women Talk survey. The survey, ...

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