Race consciousness and the health of African Americans

Online Journal of Issues in Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-46

  Watts, Rosalyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Disparities in health; Institution of slavery; Race consciousness; Racial inferiority; Racism; Segregation

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEHUMANIZATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRANT; MINORITY GROUP; NURSE; NURSING; POLITICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFUGEE; REVIEW;

EID: 3042745038     PISSN: 10913734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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