Recording ethnicity in primary care: Assessing the methods and impact

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 586, 2011, Pages

  Hull, Sally A ^a   Mathur, Rohini ^a   Badrick, Ellena ^a   Robson, John ^a   Boomla, Kambiz ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNICITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGRO; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CENSUSES; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON;

EID: 79957452282     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X572544     Document Type: Short Survey

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