A Meta-Analytic Review of Racial Discrimination: Relationships to Health and Culture

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 15-32

  Carter, Robert T ^a   Johnson, Veronica E ^b   Kirkinis, Katherine ^c   Roberson, Katheryn ^c   Muchow, Carrie ^a   Galgay, Corinne ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental and physical health; Meta analysis; Racial discrimination; Racial ethnic Americans

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061662352     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-018-9256-y     Document Type: Review

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