Comparing measures of racial/ethnic discrimination, coping, and associations with health-related outcomes in a diverse sample

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 832-848

  Benjamins, Maureen R ^a  

^a Sinai Urban Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Discrimination; Ethnicity; Mental health; Race; Racism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACISM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RACISM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885961470     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9787-x     Document Type: Article

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