Ethnicity as a variable in epidemiological research

BMJ

Volumn 309, Issue 6950, 1994, Pages 327-

  Senior, P A ^a   Bhopal, R ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW;

CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; RACIAL STOCKS;

EID: 0028049628     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.309.6950.327     Document Type: Article

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