Racialization as a Barrier to Achieving Health Equity for Native Americans
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- Copyright
- 2020
- Published By
- American Medical Association
This article briefly traces the development of the idea of an American Indian/Alaska Native race, the concerns raised in using this identity marker, and the ethical implications of employing the categorization in the clinical-medical context.
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