An Integrative Review of Relationships Between Discrimination and Asian American Health

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-135

  Nadimpalli, Sarah B ^a   Hutchinson, M Katherine ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Discrimination; Health disparities; Health outcomes; Nursing; Racism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ASIAN AMERICANS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREJUDICE;

EID: 84861670764     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2012.01448.x     Document Type: Article

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