Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177 , April 2001

The Use of Census Data for Determining Race and Education as SES Indicators: A Validation Study

  • Richard K Kwok, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (R.K.K) USA
    • and Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (B.C.Y.) USA.
    • ,
  • Bonnie C Yankaskas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (R.K.K) USA
    • and Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (B.C.Y.) USA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Bonnie C. Yankaskas, Ph.D., Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, CB# 7515, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–7515

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Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177 , April 2001

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