Race and perceived racism, education, and hypertension among Brazilian civil servants: The Pró-Saúde study;Raça e racismo percebido, escolaridade e hipertensão em funcionários públicos brasileiros: Estudo Pró-Saúde

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-87

  Faerstein, Eduardo ^a   Chor, Dóra ^a   Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro ^a   Lopes, Claudia de Souza ^a   Kaplan, George ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult health; Black population health; Epidemiologic methods; Hypertension; Racism; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLACK PERSON; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RACISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BRAZIL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910679860     PISSN: 1415790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1809-4503201400060007     Document Type: Article

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