Editorial: Towards reducing disparities in disparities research

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1195-1196

  Hogue, Carol J Rowland ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH DISPARITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350694054     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp330     Document Type: Editorial

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