The contribution of perceived ethnic discrimination to the prevalence of depression

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 243-248

  Ikram, Umar Z ^a   Snijder, Marieke B ^a   Fassaert, Thijs J L ^b   Schene, Aart H ^c,d   Kunst, Anton E ^a   Stronks, Karien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREJUDICE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREJUDICE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926637473     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku180     Document Type: Article

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