Investigating the relationship between ethnic consciousness, racial discrimination and self-rated health in New Zealand

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Harris, Ricci ^a   Cormack, Donna ^a   Stanley, James ^a   Rameka, Ruruhira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC CONSCIOUSNESS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RACISM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; YOUNG ADULT; CONSCIOUSNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSCIOUSNESS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RACISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923617250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117343     Document Type: Article

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