Perceived discrimination and chronic health in adults from nine ethnic subgroups in the USA

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 309-326

  Carlisle, Shauna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbean; chronic cardiovascular; chronic pain; chronic respiratory; immigrant; perceived discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924532872     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2014.921891     Document Type: Article

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