Systematic review identified suboptimal reporting and use of race/ethnicity in general medical journals

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 572-578

  Ma, Irene W Y ^a   Khan, Nadia A ^a   Kang, Anna ^a   Zalunardo, Nadia ^a   Palepu, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental population groups; Ethnic groups; Manuscripts; Medical; Publishing; Writing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PERIODICALS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34247880293     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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