Ethnic density, health care seeking behaviour and expected discrimination from health services among ethnic minority people in England

Health and Place

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-55

  Bécares, Laia ^a   Das Munshi, Jayati ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; England; Ethnic density; Health care; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESHI; BLACK CARIBBEAN; ETHNIC DENSITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; PAKISTANI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE IRISH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876702206     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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