"Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict" (Review essay), Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 25, no. 1, March 1987.
In the same issue I see the Guardian is co-sponsor of a literary prize of £1,000 "open to black, Asian and minority ethnic writers" (Review, page 6).
The prevalence of the 118G (allele allele shows considerable variation between different ethnic populations (reviewed by Arias et al., 2006; van der Zwaluw et al., 2007).
It has often been suggested that myopia is more prevalent in ethnic Chinese (reviewed [ 18]), but only relatively recent studies compare the prevalence of myopia in young ethnic Chinese children living either in China and in other countries [ 1, 12, 15, 18- 22].
Disparities in how pain is treated among different ethnic groups are reviewed in a disturbing paper by Drs. Lauren Smith, Suzette Oyeku, et. al. For example, they cite a study of patients with fractures.
And the numbers get worse when reviewing ethnic and racial breakdowns.
Additional studies have confirmed these results e.g. [ 10, 11] but not for all ethnic groups (see reviews [ 12, 13]).
The importance of cultural influences on recognition of symptoms and help-seeking behaviours was highlighted in a review of ethnic and cultural differences in models of and attitudes towards cancer across ethnic groups (Dein, 2004).
This finding was consistent with a recent review of ethnic variation in dental caries in China that reported that ethnic minorities, such as the Zhuang, had higher levels of dental caries than the Han ethnic group [ 25].
Last week, university minister Margaret Hodge was asked in parliament to review the ethnic composition of entrants to medical degree courses.
