An Experimental Investigation of Possible Memory Biases Affecting Support for Racial Health Care Policy.
Objectives. We aimed to test the theory that estimates of racial disparities may be based on small recalled samples of specific individuals (Black vs White), a strategy likely to lead to underestimates of true racial disparities and a corresponding opposition to race-focused health care policies. Me...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 102; no. 5; pp. 1002 - 1006 |
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American Public Health Association
May2012
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