Conceptual and methodological aspects of relations between discrimination and health in epidemiological studies;Aspectos conceituais e metodológicos das relações entre discriminação e saúde em estudos epidemiológicos

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 177-183

  Bastos, João Luiz ^a   Faerstein, Eduardo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Causality; Epidemiologic studies; Health status; Prejudice; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BRAZIL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856607886     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2012000100019     Document Type: Review

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