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Ethnic minority patients
Ethnic minority patients need equity, not just equality
BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5440 (Published 09 September 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l5440- Selena R Yang, foundation year 1 doctor1,
- Anita Y Jiang, foundation year 1 doctor2
- 1Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK
- 2Queen’s Hospital, Romford, UK
- selena.yang{at}nhs.net
Kmietowicz and colleagues refer to disparities affecting ethnic minorities across the health service.1
Race is widely accepted to be a social rather than biological construct used to explain cultural differences, so ethnicity is rarely used to guide clinical practice. Some studies have shown that there is more genetic variation within a race than between races.2 New clinical trials, however, …
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