Perceived discrimination and markers of cardiovascular risk among low-income African American youth

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 546-552

  Goosby, Bridget J ^a   Malone, Sarah ^a   Richardson, Elizabeth A ^a   Cheadle, Jacob E ^a   Williams, Deadric T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLISM; NEBRASKA; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RACISM; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEBRASKA; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RACISM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84931570250     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22683     Document Type: Article

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