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Awareness, knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards genetic testing for cancer risk among ethnic minority groups: a systematic review

BMC Public Health, 2017
BackgroundGenetic testing for risk of hereditary cancer can help patients to make important decisions about prevention or early detection. US and UK studies show that people from ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive genetic testing.
Katie E. J. Hann, Maddie Freeman, L. Fraser, J. Waller, S. Sanderson, B. Rahman, L. Side, S. Gessler, A. Lanceley   +8 more
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The impact of culturally competent diabetes care interventions for improving diabetes-related outcomes in ethnic minority groups : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2012
Aim  To examine the evidence on culturally competent interventions tailored to the needs of people with diabetes from ethnic minority groups. Methods  MEDLINE (NHS Evidence), CINAHL and reference lists of retrieved papers were searched from inception ...
Cannaby, A. M., Sandhu, Harbinder, Sturt, Jackie, Zeh, Peter   +3 more
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A Rapid Systematic Review of Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK

Vaccines, 2021
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom. To maximise the effectiveness of the vaccination programme, it is important to understand and address disparities in vaccine uptake.
A. Kamal, A. Hodson, J. Pearce
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Barriers and facilitators in accessing dementia care by ethnic minority groups: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
BackgroundIt is estimated that there are about 25,000 people from UK ethnic minority groups with dementia. It is clear that there is an increasing need to improve access to dementia services for all ethnic groups to ensure that everyone has access to the
C. Kenning, G. Daker-White, A. Blakemore, M. Panagioti, W. Waheed   +4 more
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A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Initiation of Mental Health Care Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Groups.

Psychiatric Services, 2018
OBJECTIVE The objective of this systematic review was to identify interventions to improve the initiation of mental health care among racial-ethnic minority groups.
Su Yeon Lee-Tauler, J. eun, D. Corbett, P. Collins   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

RT‐PCR–Based Detection of Bone Marrow Involvement in Ewing Sarcoma: Diagnostic Validity and Prognostic Relevance

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In Ewing sarcoma (EwS), metastases, including those to bone marrow (BM), are the main factors influencing prognosis. Although reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) offers greater sensitivity, the current EWING protocol defines BM metastases solely using light microscopic detection.
Thanh Pham, Andreas Ranft, Victor Rechl, Susanne Jabar, Wolfgang Hartmann, Kim Falkenberg, Heribert Jürgens, Norbert Graf, Torsten Keßler, Markus Metzler, Thomas Klingebiel, Thorsten Simon, Martin Benesch, Uta Dirksen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educational achievement and ethnicity in compulsory schooling [PDF]

, 2008
This paper analyzes the evolution of the attainment gap between white British born and ethnic minority pupils throughout compulsory schooling, from the age of 5 to 16. At the start of school, pupils from most ethnic groups substantially lag behind White
Dustmann, C., Machin, S.J., Schonberg, U.   +2 more
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Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in ethnic minority groups in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017
BackgroundPhysical activity and sedentary behaviour are associated with health and wellbeing. Studies indicate that ethnic minority groups are both less active and more sedentary than the majority population and that factors influencing these behaviours ...
L. J. Langøien, L. Terragni, Gro Rugseth, M. Nicolaou, M. Holdsworth, K. Stronks, N. Lien, G. Roos   +7 more
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Safety and Efficacy of Anticoagulation Therapy in Paediatric Patients With Solid Tumours or Lymphomas at Risk of Thrombocytopenia: A Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with solid tumours or lymphomas have an increased risk of thromboembolism (TE) and thrombocytopenia. Evidence‐based strategies for anticoagulation therapy (ACT) for patients with thrombocytopenia are limited. We examined the impact of thrombocytopenia on ACT administration and bleeding incidence in children with solid ...
Andrés Felipe Fajardo, Katherine Talpin, Bishal Harry, Uma H. Athale, Anthony K. C. Chan, Mihir D. Bhatt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in England are at increased risk of death from COVID-19: indirect standardisation of NHS mortality data.

Wellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: International and UK data suggest that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are at increased risk of infection and death from COVID-19.
R. Aldridge, D. Lewer, S. Katikireddi, R. Mathur, N. Pathak, R. Burns, E. Fragaszy, Anne M Johnson, D. Devakumar, I. Abubakar, A. Hayward   +10 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources