Experiencing racism in health care: The mental health impacts for Victorian Aboriginal communities

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-47

  Kelaher, Margaret A ^a   Ferdinand, Angeline S ^a   Paradies, Yin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; RACISM; RURAL AREA; UNIVERSITY; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RACISM; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904472721     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10503     Document Type: Article

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