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Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies : foundations for better epidemiology, public health and health care / Raj S. Bhopal.

By: Bhopal, Raj SMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: xviii, 357 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780198568179 (pbk.) :; 0198568177 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Minorities -- Health and hygiene | Minorities -- Medical careDDC classification: 362.1089 LOC classification: RA563.M56
Contents:
Introduction : the concepts of ethnicity and race in health Terminology and classifications for ethnic and racial groups Challenges of collecting and interpreting data using the concepts of ethnicity and race Historical analysis of the development of health and health care services for ethnic minorities Defining health and health care needs using quantitative and qualitative data Ethnic inequalities in health and health care Principles for setting priorities for ethnic minority populations Strategic approaches to health and health care services for ethnic minority groups Research on and with ethnic minority groups : past and future Theoretical, ethical and future-orientated perspectives.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-344) and index.

Introduction : the concepts of ethnicity and race in health Terminology and classifications for ethnic and racial groups Challenges of collecting and interpreting data using the concepts of ethnicity and race Historical analysis of the development of health and health care services for ethnic minorities Defining health and health care needs using quantitative and qualitative data Ethnic inequalities in health and health care Principles for setting priorities for ethnic minority populations Strategic approaches to health and health care services for ethnic minority groups Research on and with ethnic minority groups : past and future Theoretical, ethical and future-orientated perspectives.

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