Perceived discrimination in U.S. healthcare: Charting the effects of key social characteristics within and across racial groups

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 615-621

  Abramson, Corey M ^a   Hashemi, Manata ^b   Sánchez Jankowski, Martín ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Perceived discrimination; Prejudice; Psychosocial factors; Racial disparities; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANCESTRY GROUP; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PERCEPTION; RACISM; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939459996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.07.006     Document Type: Article

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