The lack of racial diversity in veterinary medicine

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-26

  Elmore, Ronnie G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAT; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FISH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; NOTE; REPTILE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCOME; MENTORS; MINORITY GROUPS; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037217234     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.222.24     Document Type: Note

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