Anthropological insights into the use of race/ethnicity to explore genetic contributions to disparities in health

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-102

  Outram, Simon M ^a   Ellison, George T H ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PREJUDICE;

EID: 33644865356     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932005000921     Document Type: Article

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