Racial discrimination is associated with a measure of red blood cell oxidative stress: A potential pathway for racial health disparities

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-495

  Szanton, Sarah L ^a   Rifkind, Joseph M ^b   Mohanty, Joy G ^b   Miller III, Edgar R ^a   Thorpe, Roland J ^a   Nagababu, Eneka ^b   Epel, Elissa S ^c   Zonderman, Alan B ^b   Evans, Michele K ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; Health disparities; Oxidative stress; Racial discrimination

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SMOKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875076179     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-011-9188-z     Document Type: Article

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