Stigma as a fundamental cause of population health inequalities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 813-821

  Hatzenbuehler, Mark L ^a   Phelan, Jo C ^a   Link, Bruce G ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MINORITY GROUPS; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876855684     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301069     Document Type: Article

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