Discrimination and cumulative disease damage among African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2099-2107

  Chae, David H ^a   Drenkard, Cristina M ^b   Lewis, Tené T ^c   Lim, S Sam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84941361032     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302727     Document Type: Article

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