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Chronic Disease
Scientists at University of Edinburgh target chronic disease
May 9th, 2009
According to a study from Scotland, "The pattern of chronic disease varies hugely internationally, and this is now reflected in Europes multi-ethnic populations. This is creating challenges for epidemiology, public health and clinical care." "Human rights legislation and health policies are mandating equity of service i.e. equal needs being met equally well. Indicators of race and ethnicity demonstrate important variations in health and health care, but the data are sparse, especially in Southern and Eastern Europe, and for some ethnic groups across the continent. Ethnic coding of routine health databases is required. The task will best succeed as a national one, with...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-05-09)
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