Mediators of discrimination and self-rated health among African Americans

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 745-754

  Cuevas, Adolfo G ^a,b   Reitzel, Lorraine R ^a   Cao, Yumei ^a   Nguyen, Nga ^a   Wetter, David W ^a   Adams, Claire E ^a   Watkins, Kellie L ^a,c   Regan, Seann D ^a   McNeill, Lorna H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Discrimination; Self rated health; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACISM; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RACISM; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883713311     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.37.6.3     Document Type: Article

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