Does racism harm health? Did child abuse exist before 1962? On explicit questions, critical science, and current controversies: An ecosocial perspective

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-199

  Krieger, Nancy ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0037309988     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.2.194     Document Type: Review

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