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RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: Steven H. Woolf, Robert E. Johnson, George E. Fryer, Jr, George Rust, and David Satcher The Health Impact of Resolving Racial Disparities: An Analysis of US Mortality Data Am J Public Health 2004; 94: 2078-2081 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Definition of Race

Avrum L Katcher   (3 February 2005)

Definition of Race 3 February 2005
Avrum L Katcher, Pediatrician Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Send letter to journal: Re: Definition of Race stellave{at}earthlink.net Avrum L Katcher	Without in any way contesting the existence or possibility of racial disparities in health, access to care, ability to utilize health care or adopt changes in life styles, I would inquire how one defines the concept of "race," given variations in geneologic background, physical examinations and other presumed markers of race.