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Editorial
. 2018 May;16(3):197-198.
doi: 10.1370/afm.2243.

White Privilege in Health Care: Following Recognition With Action

Joseph Hobbs  1
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Editorial

White Privilege in Health Care: Following Recognition With Action

Joseph Hobbs. Ann Fam Med. 2018 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: European continental ancestry group; professionalism; racism; white privilege.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: author reports none.

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