The perceived ethnic discrimination questionnaire: Development and preliminary validation of a community version

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 335-365

  Brondolo, Elizabeth ^a   Kelly, Kim P ^a   Coakley, Vonetta ^a   Gordon, Tamar ^a   Thompson, Shola ^a   Levy, Erika ^a   Cassells, Andrea ^b   Tobin, Jonathan N ^b   Sweeney, Monica ^c   Contrada, Richard J ^d  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clinical Directors Network   (United States)

^c Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14844311331     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02124.x     Document Type: Article

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