Now is the Time for a Postracial Medicine: Biomedical Research, the National Institutes of Health, and the Perpetuation of Scientific Racism.

The consideration of racial differences in the biology of disease and treatment options is a hallmark of modern medicine. However, this time-honored medical tradition has no scientific basis, and the premise itself, that is, the existence of biological differences between the commonly known races, i...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Bioethics Vol. 17; no. 9; pp. 36 - 48
Autores principales: Perez-Rodriguez, Javier, de la Fuente, Alejandro
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2017
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          Research Ethics
          Racism
          Ethnic Groups
          Research, Medical Ethical Issues
          Research Subjects Classification
          Race Factors
          Disease Therapy
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