Racism as a determinant of social and emotional wellbeing for aboriginal Australian youth

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 546-550

  Priest, Naomi C ^a   Paradies, Yin C ^a   Gunthorpe, Wendy ^b   Cairney, Sheree J ^b   Sayers, Sue M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOARDING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; BODY MASS; CAR OWNERSHIP; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EMOTIONAL WELL BEING; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL WELL BEING; SUICIDE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WELLBEING;

EID: 79957932979     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03099.x     Document Type: Article

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