Functional or futile?: The (in)utility of methodological critiques of genetic research on racial disparities in health. A commentary on Kaufman's "Epidemiologic analysis of racial/ethnic disparities: Some fundamental issues and a cautionary example"

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作者
Frank, Reanne [1 ]
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[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Sociol, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
关键词
health disparities; statistical inference; causality; etiology; race/ethnicity;
D O I
10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.047
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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页码:1670 / 1674
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