The accuracy of ethnicity data in primary care

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1264, 2007, Pages

  Bramley, Dale ^a,b   Latimer, Sandy ^c  

^a Clinical Support Services   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

^c Health Gain Team   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAORI; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER; STANDARDIZATION; ABORIGINE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINES; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 37249063578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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