Diagnosing Discrimination: Stress from Perceived Racism and the Mental and Physical Health Effects

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-81

  Anderson, Kathryn Freeman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84872581364     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2012.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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