The standardization of race and ethnicity in biomedical science editorials and UK biobanks

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-423

  Smart, Andrew ^a   Tutton, Richard ^b   Martin, Paul ^c   Ellison, George T H ^d   Ashcroft, Richard ^e  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Ethnicity; Genetics; Population; Race; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RACE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDITORIAL POLICIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 43949132118     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312707083759     Document Type: Article

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