Conducting surveys among ethnic minority groups in Britain

Health and Social Research in Multiethnic Societies

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 116-141

  McManus, Sally ^a   Erens, Bob ^a   Bajekal, Madhavi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35248833608     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203969939     Document Type: Chapter

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