Describing the 'white' ethnic group and its composition in medical research

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1797-1808

  Aspinall, Peter J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'White'; Census classifications; Ethnic group; Irish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031729242     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00239-1     Document Type: Article

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