Perceived discrimination, racial identity, and health behaviors among black primary-care patients who use drugs

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 460-477

  Squires, Leah E ^a,b   Palfai, Tibor P ^c   Allensworth Davies, Don ^d   Cheng, Debbie M ^e   Bernstein, Judith ^e   Kressin, Nancy ^c   Saitz, Richard ^e  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; health risk behavior; perceived discrimination; racial identity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS USE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SMOKING; UNPROTECTED SEX; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RACISM; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 85014736640     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2017.1288189     Document Type: Article

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