Racism, other discriminations and effects on health

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 301-309

  Gil González, Diana ^a,b   Vives Cases, Carmen ^a,b   Borrell, Carme ^b,c,d   Agudelo Suárez, Andrés A ^a,e   Davó Blanes, Mari Carmen ^a   Miralles, Juanjo ^f   Álvarez Dardet, Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^f MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health surveys; Immigrants; Racism; Self perceived discrimination; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RACISM; SPAIN; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACISM; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPAIN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84896358297     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9743-y     Document Type: Article

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