Patterns and correlates of self-reported racial discrimination among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, 2008-09: Analysis of national survey data

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cunningham, Joan ^a   Paradies, Yin C ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Australia; Discrimination; Indigenous; Racism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DATABASE; DEMOGRAPHY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACISM; SOCIAL POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; TORRES STRAIT;

EID: 84879474288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-47     Document Type: Article

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