Ethnic differences in disability prevalence and their determinants studied over a 20-year period: a cohort study.

BACKGROUND:To compare disability prevalence rates in the major ethnic groups in the UK and understand the risk factors contributing to differences identified. It was hypothesised that Indian Asian and African Caribbean people would experience higher rates of disability compared with Europeans. METHO...

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Main Authors: Emily D Williams, Therese Tillin, Peter Whincup, Nita G Forouhi, Nishi Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3460991?pdf=render