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The color of health

Skin color, ethnoracial classification, and discrimination in the health of Latin Americans

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ID4597831
AuthorsKrista M Perreira (0000-0003-2906-0261, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), E Telles (0000-0001-5102-0835, Princeton University), Edward E Telles
Year2014
Volume116
Pages241-250
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.054
PMID24957692
PMCIDPMC4117723
OpenAlexW2032207563
LanguageEN
Citations received93
References cited58

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