African-American Women's conceptualizations of health disparities: A community-based participatory research approach

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 374-381

  Baffour, Tiffany D ^a   Chonody, Jill M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Kinesiology   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR); Health disparities, infant mortality; Social ecology theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71249122231     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9260-x     Document Type: Article

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