Deconstructing race and ethnicity: Implications for measurement of health outcomes

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 11 SUPPL. 3, 2006, Pages

  Manly, Jennifer J ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Ethnicity; Quality of education; Race

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS;

ACCULTURATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; RACE RELATIONS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33750329133     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000245427.22788.be     Document Type: Review

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