Social ecology, genomics, and African American health: A nonlinear dynamical perspective

Journal of Black Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-179

  Madhere, Serge ^a   Harrell, Jules ^a   Royal, Charmaine D M ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Genome; Health; Social ecological factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249129096     PISSN: 00957984     EISSN: 15524558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095798409333587     Document Type: Article

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