For Debate: Collecting ethnic group data for inpatients: Is it useful?

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7062, 1996, Pages 923-925

  Hilton, Claire ^a  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RELIGION;

EID: 0029848368     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7062.923     Document Type: Article

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