The problem with the phrase women and minorities: Intersectionality-an important theoretical framework for public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1267-1273

  Bowleg, Lisa ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; NOMENCLATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; WOMEN;

EID: 84862869083     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300750     Document Type: Article

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