Addressing racial disparities in health using life course perspectives: Toward a Constructive Criticism

Du Bois Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-94

  Colen, Cynthia G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Health; Life Course; Race; Socioeconomic Mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455247459     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X11000075     Document Type: Article

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