Neighborhood racial composition and perceptions of racial discrimination: Evidence from the Black Women's Health Study

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 272-289

  Hunt, Matthew O ^a   Wise, Lauren A ^b   Jipguep, Marie Claude ^c   Cozier, Yvette C ^b   Rosenberg, Lynn ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 35348929981     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250707000306     Document Type: Article

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