Prejudice as stress: Conceptual and measurement problems

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 262-265

  Meyer, Ilan H ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 0037310796     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.2.262     Document Type: Review

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