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Relation Between Racial Discrimination, Social Class, and Health Among Ethnic Minority Groups

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ID8074673
AuthorsSaffron Karlsen (0000-0003-0503-5088, Saffron Karlsen and James Y. Nazroo are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, England.), James Nazroo (0000-0001-6744-2207, Public Health England), James Y Nazroo (Saffron Karlsen and James Y. Nazroo are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, England.)
Year2002
Volume92
Issue4
Pages624-631
Publication date2002-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.92.4.624
PMID11919063
OpenAlexW1967894240
LanguageEN
Citations received297
References cited32

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Disadvantage · Ethnic group · Health equity · Mental health · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychometrics of racism · Public health · Race and health · Racism · Social class · Social determinants of health · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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