Ethnicity as a variable in mental health research: A systematic review of articles published 1990-2004

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 322-328

  Mollersen S ^a   Holte, A ^b  

^a Psychiatric Centre of Eastern Finnmark   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethnicity; Mental health research; Mental health service research; Minority; Race

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOGENESIS; PEER REVIEW; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 51249086891     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802044414     Document Type: Review

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