Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?

Is it good medical practice for physicians to "eyeball" a patient's race when assessing their medical status or even to ask them to identify their race

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Main Author: Braun, Lundy (Author)
Contributors: Shields, Alexandra E ; Reverby, Susan M ; Quivers, William ; Nelson, Alondra ; Hammonds, Evelynn M ; Fullwiley, Duana ; Fausto-Sterling, Anne
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2007
In: PLoS medicine
Year: 2007
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Summary:Is it good medical practice for physicians to "eyeball" a patient's race when assessing their medical status or even to ask them to identify their race
ISSN:1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040271