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ethnicity

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ethnicity [eth-nis´ĭ-te]
affiliation due to shared linguistic, racial, or cultural background; intrinsic elements of one's heritage acquired from one's socially defined forebears that are based on perceptions of cultural differences among groups living in close proximity.
ethnicity
Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic
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Health providers should change the way they collect data on patients' race, ethnicity and language in an effort to help understand and address disparities, according to a recent Institute of Medicine report.
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