title: Race/ethnicity identification: vital for disparities research, quality improvement, and much more than "meets the eye".
authors.affiliation: *VA Boston Healthcare System †Health/Care Disparities Research Program ‡Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Nancy R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kressin
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States