The pervasive effects of racism: Experiences of racial discrimination in New Zealand over time and associations with multiple health domains

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 408-415

  Harris, Ricci ^a   Cormack, Donna ^a   Tobias, Martin ^b   Yeh, Li Chia ^b   Talamaivao, Natalie ^b   Minster, Joanna ^b   Timutimu, Roimata ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Ethnicity; Health Risk; Maori; New Zealand; Racism

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; RACISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MAORI; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACISM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREJUDICE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84856225017     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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