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. 2022 Oct 11;328(14):1395-1396.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.17194.

Disaggregation of Race and Ethnicity Group Data: Research-to-Practice Issues in Clinical Environments

Farah Kader  1 , Perla Chebli  1
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Disaggregation of Race and Ethnicity Group Data: Research-to-Practice Issues in Clinical Environments

Farah Kader et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of accurately categorizing and collecting race and ethnicity data, matching self-identity with race and ethnicity labels, in an effort to quantify the extent of health disparities.

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