Race and ethnicity in health research

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 104-110

  Sheldon, Trevor A ^a   Parker, Hilda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; RACE; STEREOTYPY;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMAN; RACIAL STOCKS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0026771261     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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