Biopsychosocial Correlates of Discrimination in Daily Life: A Review

Stigma and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 38-61

  Potter, Lindsey N ^a   Brondolo, Elizabeth ^b   Smyth, Joshua M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

daily diary; discrimination; ecological momentary assessment; health; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054333843     PISSN: 23766972     EISSN: 23766964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/sah0000120     Document Type: Review

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