Ethnicity and mental health: Conceptualization, definition and operationalization of ethnicity from a Canadian context
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The conceptualization and operationalization of race and ethnicity by health services researchers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Chronic Diseases in Canada
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1481-8523
DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.28.4.03