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Alcohol and cigarette consumption among white and Asian general practice patients
(Sage, 1988-09-01)LOW prevalence of alcohol and cigarette consump tion in Asian populations has been reported, though there is come evidence that smoking is becoming more acceptable to certain groups of Asian males. We examined the smoking ... -
Alcohol and cigarette consumption among white and Asian general practice patients
(SAGE, 1988-09-01)LOW prevalence of alcohol and cigarette consump tion in Asian populations has been reported, though there is come evidence that smoking is becoming more acceptable to certain groups of Asian males. We examined the smoking ... -
Patients' choice of general practitioner: influence of patients' fluency in English and the ethnicity and sex of the doctor.
(Royal College of General Practitioners, 1989)Asian patients' use of general practitioner services and, in particular, their interaction with doctors is not well researched. However, difficulty in communication and in the case of women, reluctance to be examined by a ... -
Policies, pills, and political will: a critique of policies to improve the health status of ethnic minorities.
(PubMed, 1989-01-21)The health status of the UK's Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, and East African minorities is significantly poorer than that of the white population. Improvements in the health experiences of these minorities requires more ... -
Health of British Asians; a research review
(Oxford University Press, 1989-02-01)About 2.5 per cent of United Kingdom residents are of Asian (or Indian subcontinent) origin though the term ‘Asian’ hides their internal diversities of languages, religions and national origins. The research on the health ... -
Influence of ethnicity and unemployment on the perceived health of a sample of general practice attenders
(Oxford University Press, 1989-05-01)Published research shows people of Asian origin to be less healthy than the white population. Most of the studies have not taken account of differences in employment between populations of white and Asian origin. Also, ... -
Cross-cultural use of socio-medical indicators with British Asians
(Elsavier, 1989-11)Socio-medical measures of health are increasingly being used as adjuncts to traditional clinical and epidemiological investigations. Such instruments can potentially make a significant contribution to research on inequalities ... -
Cross-cultural use of socio-medical indicators with British Asians
(Elsevier, 1989-11)Socio-medical measures of health are increasingly being used as adjuncts to traditional clinical and epidemiological investigations. Such instruments can potentially make a significant contribution to research on inequalities ... -
Race, ethnicity and general practice.
(PubMed, 1990-06)THE post-war industrial boom in the UK attracted systematic and large scale migration from the ex-colonies of the new common wealth.Earlier migration had been largely from eastern Europe and Ireland. -
Patients' choice of general practitioner: importance of patients' and doctors' sex and ethnicity.
(Royal College of General Practitioners, 1991)The relative importance of sex and ethnicity in patients' choice of doctor is not known. A total of 1633 consultations at a health centre in Bradford, with a mixed ethnic list, were examined over a four week period to test ... -
General Practitioners' Perceptions of Asian and Non-Asian Patients
(Oxford Academic, 1991-03-01)The literature on the health of the population of Asian origin contains little on their interaction with primary care services. This paper reports results of a postal survey of GPs' attitudes towards Asian and Non-Asian ... -
General Practitioners' Perceptions of Asian and Non-Asian Patients
(Oxford University Press, 1991-03-01)The literature on the health of the population of Asian origin contains little on their interaction with primary care services. This paper reports results of a postal survey of GPs' attitudes towards Asian and Non-Asian ... -
The maligned healer: The ‘hakim’ and western medicine
(Taylor and Francis Online, 1992)Over the past decade Britain has seen an unprecedented increase in ‘alternative’ or ‘complementary’ therapies and yet concern has been expressed in particular about the practices of one type of healer, the hakim. Here I ... -
Making black people sick:‘race’, ideology and health research
(Open University Press, 1993)Race' and health research is a major industry. However, its benefits to ethnic minorities in terms of understanding illness or improving health care are minimal (Bhopal 1992; Sheldon and Parker 1992). The literature is ... -
"Race" and Community Care. "Race," Health and Social Care Series.
(institution of education science, 1996)This collection offers a wide-ranging introduction to contemporary issues surrounding the health care needs of members of minority ethnic communities within the framework of community care in Britain. The following chapters ... -
Consanguinity and Related Demons: Science and Racism in the Debate on Consanguinity and Birth Outcome
(Springer, 1996)The tendency to locate health inequalities in cultural or genetic differences between groups is not new (Crawford, 1977). It is particularly true in ‘explaining’ ethnic health inequalities ranging from tuberculosis to ... -
Asian Older People: Housing, Health and Access to Services
(Ageing & Society | Cambridge Core, 1997-03)We report the findings of a survey of 104 Asian older people in Bradford. For a high proportion, their condition was characterised by poverty, limited entitlements, inadequate housing, low levels of knowledge of health and ... -
Genetic screening and haemoglobinopathies: Ethics, politics and practice
(Elsevier, 1998-02)The increasing availability of information on the human genetic makeup presents both individuals and society with difficult decisions. This paper explores the ethical and practical issues raised by genetic screening for ... -
Service support to families caring for a child with a sickle cell disorder or thalassaemia: the experience of health professionals, service managers and health commissioners
(SAGE, 1998-07-01)Until recently, health care policy has largely ignored sickle cell disorders (SCDs) and thalassaemia. This is despite the difficulties faced by service users and their families: the consequences of which range from denial ... -
Screening and counselling for sickle cell disorders and thalassaemia: The experience of parents and health professionals
(Elsevier, 1998-12)Shortfalls in haemoglobinopathy provision result in patients and their carers receiving inadequate support. This paper, by drawing on material from a project evaluating service provision to families caring for a child with ...