The participation of minorities in published pediatric research

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 777-783

  Kelly, Michael L ^a   Ackerman, Paul D ^b   Ross, Lainie Friedman ^c,d  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Ethnicity; Hispanics, Asians; Pediatric research; Race; Research subjects; Translation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PARENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEDIATRICS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 20344372899     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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