Comparison between two race/skin color classifications in relation to health-related outcomes in Brazil

Background This paper aims to compare the classification of race/skin color based on the discrete categories used by the Demographic Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and a skin color scale with values ranging from 1 (lighter skin) to 10 (darker skin), examining wh...

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Published in:	International journal for equity in health Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 35
Main Authors:	Travassos, Claudia, Laguardia, Josué, Marques, Priscilla M, Mota, Jurema C, Szwarcwald, Celia L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 25.08.2011 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Censuses classification Discrimination Equality and Human Rights Geography health Health care Health Policy Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Health services Health Services Research Health surveys Households Medicine Medicine & Public Health Public Health race Skin color Social Justice Social Policy Statistical analysis Studies Surveys utilization Brazil skin color race health utilization discrimination classification health care
ISSN:	1475-9276, 1475-9276
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