Concepts and terminology in ethnicity, race and health: Be aware of the ongoing debate

British Dental Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 483-484

  Bhopal, R ^a   Rankin, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; POLICY; PUBLISHING; RACE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, DENTAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033594563     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800147a     Document Type: Review

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