Discrimination and Mental Health among Black and White Adults in the YES Health study

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 182-196

  Rooks, Ronica N ^a   Xu, Yanmei ^b   Holliman, Brooke Dorsey ^a   Williams, David R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c and Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Discrimination; Mental health; Neighborhood socioeconomic status; Race; Unfair treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862550518     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-011-9052-4     Document Type: Article

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