Toward a conceptualization of race in epidemiologic research

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 7-20

  Herman, Allen A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Racial Discrimination

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEGRO; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 0030444079     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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