Health disparities through a psychological lens.

@article{Adler2009HealthDT,
  title={Health disparities through a psychological lens.},
  author={Nancy E. Adler},
  journal={The American psychologist},
  year={2009},
  volume={64 8},
  pages={
          663-73
        }
}
  • N. Adler
  • Published 1 November 2009
  • Psychology
  • The American psychologist
There is growing concern in the United States about avoidable, unjust differences in health associated with sociodemographic characteristics, such as socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. This concern has sparked research to identify how disparities develop and how they can be reduced. Studies showing that disparities occur at all levels of socioeconomic status, not simply at the very bottom, suggest that psychosocial factors play an important role. The author discusses both content and… 
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