Civil unrest, police use of force, and the public's health: Recent clashes between citizens and police highlight long-standing inequities and the need for a public health response

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1264-1268

  Bylander, Jessica ^a  

^a Health Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CIVIL DISORDER; CIVIL RIGHTS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; NEIGHBORHOOD; NOTE; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CIVIL DISORDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACISM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84938695836     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0717     Document Type: Note

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