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Analysis of the social consequences and value implications of the Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS): implications for measurement of discrimination in health research

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Pages 247-261 | Received 22 Jan 2021, Accepted 15 Aug 2021, Published online: 20 Aug 2021

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