Race and ethnicity in the genome era: The complexity of the constructs

American Psychologist

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Bonham, Vence L ^a,b   Warshauer Baker, Esther ^a,b   Collins, Francis S ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; RACE;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS;

EID: 12344321539     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.60.1.9     Document Type: Article

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