Invited commentary: "race," racism, and the practice of epidemiology.
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Received for publication April 3, 2001, and accepted for publication April 12, 2001. From the Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Reprint requests to Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop K-45, Atlanta, GA 30341 (e-mail: [email protected]). Imagine that you are an epidemiologist investigating the health status of the city Metropolis. You document that the east side of the city has twice the prevalence of disease X as the west side of the city. You become interested in the determinants of disease X. How will you proceed?
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of epidemiology
دوره 154 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001