Who is asian? A category that remains contested in population and health research

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-97

  Aspinall, Peter J ^a  

^a Old Bothy Lodge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian; Census; Ethnicity; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INDIAN; NOMENCLATURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ASIA, WESTERN; CENSUSES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RESEARCH; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0037665073     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg021     Document Type: Review

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