Taking action to advance the study of race and ethnicity: the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)

• Main Authors: Lorena Garcia (Author), Shawna Follis (Author), Cynthia A. Thomson (Author), Khadijah Breathett (Author), Crystal Wiley Cené (Author), Monik Jimenez (Author), Charles Kooperberg (Author), Kamal Masaki (Author), Electra D. Paskett (Author), Mary Pettinger (Author), Aaron Aragaki (Author), Peggye Dilworth-Anderson (Author), Marcia L. Stefanick (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract "Race" and "ethnicity" are socially constructed terms, not based on biology - in contrast to biologic ancestry and genetic admixture - and are flexible, contested, and unstable concepts, often driven by power. Although individuals may self-identify with a given race and...