RACE as a covariate
From: Vladimir Piotrovsky <VPIOTROV@PRDBE.jnj.com>
Subject: [NMusers] RACE as a covariate
Date: 6/25/2003 5:22 AM
Dear Colleagues,
I have a question about the covariate called RACE. What is race? Under
'RACE' we have in our databases categories like WHITE, BLACK, HISPANIC,
ORIENTAL, INDIAN, etc. However, what I learned in school, there are only 3
races: Caucasians (Europeoids), Orientals (Mongoloids) and Black Africans
(Negroids). The categories listed above are, in fact, ethnic groups. Please,
share your opinion/knowledge.
Best regards,
Vladimir
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Vladimir Piotrovsky, Ph.D.
Research Fellow, Advanced PK-PD Modeling & Simulation
Global Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Pharmacology (ext. 5463/151)
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