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Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals

📅 August 17, 2021 👤 Annette Flanagin, Tracy Frey, Stacy Christiansen 📖 JAMA 📊 1,568 citations

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The goal of this guidance is to provide recommendations and suggestions that encourage fairness, equity, consistency, and clarity in use and reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals.As previously summarized, "terminology, usage, and word choice are critically important, especially when describing people and when discussing race and ethnicity.Inclusive language supports diversity and conveys respect.Language that imparts bias toward or against persons or groups based on cha...

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Category 🧬 Medicine & Biology
Published Aug 17, 2021
Journal JAMA
Authors Annette Flanagin, Tracy Frey, Stacy Christiansen
DOI 10.1001/jama.2021.13304
Citations 1,568
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