Coverage and framing of racial and ethnic health disparities in US newspapers, 1996-2005

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Kim, Annice E ^a   Kumanyika, Shiriki ^b   Shive, Daniel ^b   Igweatu, Uzy ^b   Kim, Son Ho ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PUBLICATION; RACE; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CAUSALITY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEWSPAPERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950561024     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.171678     Document Type: Article

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