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Race and Ethnicity: A Compelling Research Agenda

Brent A. Bauer, MD

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TO THE EDITOR:
I have just finished reading, with some dismay, the editorial by Dr. Nickens [1]. The author makes an excellent point regarding the need to focus attention on questions of race and sex in relation to certain health outcomes. Unfortunately, he introduces his editorial with a political point: support for affirmative action policies. He correctly surmises that those opposed to the concept of affirmative action believe “that race is not a relevant way of distinguishing persons from one another.” He then cites three articles in recent issues of Annals [2-4] that show racially different health outcomes, and...
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Bauer BA. Race and Ethnicity: A Compelling Research Agenda. Ann Intern Med. 1997;126:252. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-3-199702010-00021

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1997;126(3):252.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-3-199702010-00021

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