Ethnicity, health, and primary care / edited by Joe Kai. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003. - xv, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Oxford medical publications .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Ethnic diversity in context:- 1. Ethnic diversity in social context--2. Ethnic diversity in health and disease--3. Toward quality in health care for a diverse society--Section 11: Developing effective health care:- 4. Patient profiling in primary care--5. Improving access to health care--6. Effective cross-cultural communication--7. Interpreting and translation--8. Working with link workers and advocates--9. Health promotion and screening--10. Learning to respond to diversity--Section 111: Clinical care in practice:-11. Coronary heart disease--12. Diabetes--13. Hypertension and stroke--14. Mental health--15. Care of older people--16. Children and young families--17. Sexual health--18. Cancer and palliative care--19. Haemoglobin disorders--20. Care of refugees and asylumm seekers.

This text is intended as a broad, but concise and practical introduction to ethnicity and health care for a wide range of health professionals. Chapters have been written to enable both busy practitioners and students to grasp the essentials quickly and easily.

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Ethnicity.
Primary care.
Minorities--Medical care--Great Britain
Transcultural medical care--Great Britain
Health and Wellbeing.
Doctor/patient relationship
General practice
Ethnic studies

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