Hasty generalisation and exaggerated certainties: Reporting genetic findings in health disparities research

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-264

  Sankar, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250159072     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770601032759     Document Type: Review

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