The concept and measurement of race and their relationship to public health: a review focused on Brazil and the United States

• Main Authors: Travassos Claudia (Author), Williams David R. (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Race has been widely used in studies on health and healthcare inequalities, especially in the United States. Validity and reliability problems with race measurement are of concern in public health. This article reviews the literature on the concept and measurement of race and compares how the findin...