Social research for a multiethnic population: Do the research ethics and standards guidelines of UK Learned Societies address this challenge?

Twenty-First Century Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-81

  Salway, Sarah ^a   Allmark, Peter ^a   Barley, Ruth ^a   Higginbottom, Gina ^b,c   Gerrish, Kate ^a   Ellison, George T H ^d  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 60449105716     PISSN: 17450144     EISSN: 17450152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450140802483688     Document Type: Article

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