Relationships between discrimination in health care and health care outcomes among four race/ethnic groups

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 402-413

  Benjamins, Maureen R ^a   Whitman, Steven ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CAM; Coping; Discrimination; Ethnicity; Health care utilization; Quality of care; Race; Racism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; RACISM; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUERTO RICO; RACISM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901612392     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-013-9496-7     Document Type: Article

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