Racial-ethnic diversity in allied health: The continuing challenge

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-109

  Donini Lenhoff, Fred G ^a   Brotherton, Sarah E ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953574240     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: 1945404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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