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  1. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Free University of Brussels (VUB), 103, Laarbeeklaan, 1090, Jette, Belgium

    Yori Gidron

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  1. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Marc Gellman

  2. Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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Gidron, Y. (2016). Discrimination and Health. In: Gellman, M., Turner, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_1383-2

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