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Work-Related Ethnic Discrimination and the Health of Japanese Brazilians In Japan

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ID8090130
AuthorsTakashi Asakura (0000-0002-1022-1515, Takashi Asakura is with the Laboratory of Health Behavior and Health Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan. At the time of the study, Gilbert C. Gee was with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Kazuhiro Nakayama is with the Department of Nursing, St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Tokyo. Sayuri Niwa is with the Department of Nursing, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan., corresponding author), Gilbert Gee (0000-0002-1716-9465, Takashi Asakura is with the Laboratory of Health Behavior and Health Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan. At the time of the study, Gilbert C. Gee was with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Kazuhiro Nakayama is with the Department of Nursing, St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Tokyo. Sayuri Niwa is with the Department of Nursing, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan.), Gilbert C Gee, Kazuhiro Nakayama (0000-0003-1616-6163, Takashi Asakura is with the Laboratory of Health Behavior and Health Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan. At the time of the study, Gilbert C. Gee was with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Kazuhiro Nakayama is with the Department of Nursing, St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Tokyo. Sayuri Niwa is with the Department of Nursing, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan.), Sayuri Niwa (Takashi Asakura is with the Laboratory of Health Behavior and Health Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan. At the time of the study, Gilbert C. Gee was with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Kazuhiro Nakayama is with the Department of Nursing, St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Tokyo. Sayuri Niwa is with the Department of Nursing, Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan.)
Year2008
Volume98
Issue4
Pages743-750
Publication date2008-02-29
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.2007.117309
PMID18309126
PMCIDPMC2377005
OpenAlexW2103907566
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited46

Ethnic discrimination appears to be a correlate of morbidity among Japanese Brazilian migrants. Future research should investigate how educational and workplace interventions may reduce discrimination and possibly improve health

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