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. 2005 Jun;82(2 Suppl 3):iii26-34.
doi: 10.1093/jurban/jti061.

Disentangling race and socioeconomic status: a key to understanding health inequalities

Thomas A LaVeist  1
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Disentangling race and socioeconomic status: a key to understanding health inequalities

Thomas A LaVeist. J Urban Health. 2005 Jun.

Abstract

This article addresses one of the most vexing problems facing health disparities researchers, the confounding of race and socioeconomic status. This article does the following: (1) it outlines the magnitude of confounding between race and socioeconomic status; (2) it demonstrates problems caused by this confounding; (3) it examines the degree to which race disparities are a function of socioeconomic status; and (4) it discusses considerations for advancing research on health disparities after accounting for the confounding of race and socioeconomic status.

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