Do Men Need Empowering Too? A Systematic Review of Entrepreneurial Education and Microenterprise Development on Health Disparities among Inner-City Black Male Youth

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 836-850

  Jennings, Larissa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Black African American; Entrepreneurship; Health disparities; Inner city; Men; Microenterprise development; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912044713     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9898-z     Document Type: Review

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