Prejudice - Research News and Information

Monday, September 08, 2008

Perceived discrimination in health care and health status in a racially diverse sample.

Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: Despite the surge of recent research on the association between perceived discrimination and health-related outcomes, few studies have focused on race-based discrimination encountered in health care... Read more...

Occupational segregation as a determinant of US worker health.

Aug 2008 BACKGROUND: Racial segregation provides a potential mechanism to link occupations with adverse health outcomes. METHODS: An African-American segregation index (I(AA)) was calculated for US worker groups from the... Read more...

The association between perceived discrimination and underutilization of needed medical and mental health care in a multi-ethnic community sample.

Aug 2008 This study examines the association between perceived discrimination and underutilization of needed medical and mental health care, in a representative, multi-ethnic community sample. Data were derived from a cross... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Prejudice'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perceived discrimination in health care and health status in a racially diverse sample. Sep 2008
• Fault/no fault: bearing the brunt of medical mishaps. 12 Aug 2008
• Occupational segregation as a determinant of US worker health. Aug 2008
• The association between perceived discrimination and underutilization of needed medical and mental health care in a multi-ethnic community sample. Aug 2008
• Perceptions of race/ethnicity-based discrimination: a review of measures and evaluation of their usefulness for the health care setting. Aug 2008
• Religious leaders key in the Middle East's HIV/AIDS fight. 26 Jul 2008
• The Thorat Committee report and the good doctor. 17 Jul 2008
• African American physicians and organized medicine, 1846-1968: origins of a racial divide. 16 Jul 2008
• The content of their character. 15 Jul 2008
• Perceived discrimination and mortality in a population-based study of older adults. Jul 2008
• Perspective: medical students' perceptions of the poor: what impact can medical education have? Jul 2008
• Physician implicit attitudes and stereotypes about race and quality of medical care. Jul 2008
• Gender inequality increases women's risk of hiv infection in Moshi, Tanzania. Jul 2008
• Inequality in the American South: evidence from the nineteenth century missouri state prison. Jul 2008
• The impact of stigma on somatic treatment and care for people with comorbid mental and somatic disorders. Jul 2008
• A theoretical framework for antigay aggression: review of established and hypothesized effects within the context of the general aggression model. Jul 2008
• Australia to legislate to remove same-sex discrimination. Jul 2008
• Do gender disparities persist in gastroenterology after 10 years of practice? Jul 2008
• Conditional organ donation: case scenarios and questions. 15 Jun 2008
• Conditional organ donation forum introduction. 15 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Prejudice'

Definition: A preconceived judgment made without adequate evidence and not easily alterable by presentation of contrary evidence.

Descriptor UI: D011287

Alternative terms: Prejudice; Prejudices; Ageism; Racism; Segregation; Sexism; Sex Bias; Bias, Sex; Gender Bias; Bias, Gender; Sex Discrimination; Discrimination, Sex; Social Discrimination; Discrimination, Social;

Tree Number: F01.829.595;

Technical Notes: no qualif; coord IM with object of prejudice (IM)