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1. Is research into ethnicity and health racist, unsound, or important science?

Author

Bhopal, Raj

Subjects
Research, Ethical aspects, Health aspects, Ethnicity -- Health aspects -- Research, Health -- Research, Ethnic groups -- Research -- Health aspects, Medical research -- Ethical aspects -- Health aspects, Medicine, Experimental -- Ethical aspects -- Health aspects, Health and race -- Research
Abstract

Introduction Epidemiology aids health policy and planning and helps discover the laws governing health and disease. As with other sciences,[1-3] epidemiology has been beguiled by ethnicity and race[4 5] and [...]

Published
1997

2. GENERAL CARDIOLOGY

Author

Baker, C, Barnes, E, Bhatia, V, Desilva, R, Earley, M, Fox, K, Gorog, D, Jenkins, G, Kaprilian, R, Kapur, A, Khan, M, Lambiese, P, Markides, V, Poullis, M, Ramrakha, P, Strange, J, Wasan, B, and Walker, H

Subjects
Prevention, Complications and side effects, Research, Demographic aspects, Health aspects, Causes of, Cardiac arrest -- Causes of -- Prevention -- Research -- Complications and side effects, Diabetes mellitus -- Prevention -- Complications and side effects -- Research, Health -- Research, Ethnic groups -- Research -- Health aspects, Cardiac patients -- Demographic aspects -- Research -- Health aspects, Low birth weight -- Health aspects -- Research, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors -- Research -- Complications and side effects, Spironolactone -- Complications and side effects -- Research, Weight loss -- Health aspects -- Prevention -- Complications and side effects -- Research, Diabetes -- Prevention -- Complications and side effects -- Research, Birth weight, Low -- Health aspects -- Research, ACE inhibitors -- Research -- Complications and side effects
Abstract

Black patients with heart failure may not gain the benefits of ACE inhibitor treatment: In heart failure, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce all cause mortality by 16-20% at five [...]

Published
2001

3. Injury related infant death: the impact of race and birth weight

Author

Jain, A, Khoshnood, B, Lee, K S., and Concato, J

Subjects
Research, Demographic aspects, Patient outcomes, Health aspects, Mortality -- Research -- United States, Infant mortality -- Patient outcomes -- Research -- Health aspects, Injuries -- Demographic aspects -- Patient outcomes -- Research, Birth weight -- Health aspects -- Research, Ethnic groups -- Research -- Health aspects, Infants -- Patient outcomes, Mortality and race -- Research -- United States, Birth size -- Health aspects -- Research, Wounds and injuries -- Demographic aspects -- Patient outcomes -- Research
Abstract

Objective-To examine the effect of race and birth weight independent of other sociodemographic factors on injury related infant death using national data. Setting-Infants born in the United States to mothers [...]

Published
2001

4. Partitioned prostate cancer prevalence estimates: an informative measure of the disease burden

Author

Merrill, R M.

Subjects
Research, Demographic aspects, Health aspects, White men -- Health aspects -- Research, African American men -- Health aspects -- Research, Health -- Research, Ethnic groups -- Research -- Health aspects, Prostate cancer -- Demographic aspects -- Research
Abstract

Study objectives--Public health burden of disease is often measured using prevalence statistics. Prevalence of invasive prostate cancer in the United States is presented according to age at diagnosis, time from [...]

Published
2001

5. Ethnic differences in self reported health in Malmo in southern Sweden

Author

Lindstrom, M, Sundquist, J, and Ostergren, P-O

Subjects
Malmo, Sweden -- Health aspects, Research, Health aspects, Self care (Health) -- Research -- Health aspects, Health -- Research, Ethnic groups -- Research -- Health aspects, Health behavior -- Research -- Health aspects, Health and race -- Research, Self-care, Health -- Research -- Health aspects
Abstract

Study objective--The aim of this study was to investigate ethnic differences in self reported health in the city of Malmo, Sweden, and whether these differences could be explained by psychosocial [...]

Published
2001

6. Ethnic density and deliberate self harm; a small area study in south east London

Author

Neeleman, J, Wilson-Jones, C, and Wessely, S

Subjects
London, England -- Health aspects, Research, Demographic aspects, Health aspects, Health -- Research, Self injurious behavior -- Demographic aspects -- Research, Self mutilation -- Demographic aspects -- Research, Ethnic groups -- Research -- Health aspects, Self-destructive behavior -- Demographic aspects -- Research, Health and race -- Research -- Health aspects, Self-mutilation -- Demographic aspects -- Research
Abstract

Study objective--Relative risks are frequently used to convey how strongly outcomes like mental illness and suicidal behaviour are associated with personal characteristics like ethnic background. This study examined whether RRs [...]

Published
2001

7. Race, ethnicity, and sexual health: can sexual health programmes be directed without stereotyping

Author

Fenton, Kevin, Johnson, Anne M., and Nicoll, Angus

Subjects
Research, Demographic aspects, Health aspects, Sexually transmitted diseases -- Demographic aspects -- Research, Health -- Research, Ethnic groups -- Research -- Health aspects, Health and race -- Research -- Health aspects
Abstract

Studying and interpreting the relation between race, ethnicity, and health often invites debate and controversy. Research in this area is rapidly expanding, driven by a desire to explore variations in [...]

Published
1997

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