Inferential challenges when assessing racial/ethnic health disparities in environmental research

Abstract Numerous epidemiologic studies have documented environmental health disparities according to race/ethnicity (R/E) to inform targeted interventions aimed at reducing these disparities. Yet, the use of R/E under the potential outcomes framework implies numerous underlying assumptions for epid...

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Main Authors: Tarik Benmarhnia, Anjum Hajat, Jay S. Kaufman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-00689-5