Are benefits conferred with greater socioeconomic position undermined by racial discrimination among African American men?

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-136

  Hudson, Darrell L ^a   Bullard, Kai M ^b   Neighbors, Harold W ^c   Geronimus, Arline T ^c   Yang, Juan ^d   Jackson, James S ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Depression; Racial discrimination; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION;

EID: 84860996905     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: 18756859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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