Race, socioeconomic status, and health the added effects of racism and discrimination

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 896, Issue , 1999, Pages 173-188

  Williams, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; POVERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0033392213     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08114.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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