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Dear Editor,
I am in full agreement with this proposal. However, in this our 21st
century, and with the long-standing migrations world wide over at least
the past century, resulting in spread of what used to be 'characteristic
ethnic' diseases and hereditary disorders, patient ethnicity could be
found useful, albeit not essential.
Re: Compulsory reporting of patients' ethnic details
Dear Editor, I am in full agreement with this proposal. However, in this our 21st century, and with the long-standing migrations world wide over at least the past century, resulting in spread of what used to be 'characteristic ethnic' diseases and hereditary disorders, patient ethnicity could be found useful, albeit not essential.
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