Structural racism and health inequities: Old Issues, New Directions

Du Bois Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-132

  Gee, Gilbert C ^a   Ford, Chandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Ethnicity; Health Disparity; Immigrant; Inequity; Race; Racism; Social Determinants

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455174591     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X11000130     Document Type: Article

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