Consistency, completeness and external validity of ethnicity recording in NHS primary care records: a cohort study in 25 million patients’ records at source using OpenSAFELY

Background: Ethnicity is known to be an important correlate of health outcomes, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, where some ethnic groups were shown to be at higher risk of infection and adverse outcomes. The recording of patients’ ethnic groups in primary care can support research and eff...

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Main Authors: Andrews, CD, Mathur, R, Massey, J, Park, R, Curtis, HJ, Hopcroft, L, Mehrkar, A, Bacon, S, Hickman, G, Smith, R, Evans, D, Ward, T, Davy, S, Inglesby, P, Dillingham, I, Maude, S, O’Dwyer, T, Butler-Cole, BFC, Bridges, L, Bates, C, Parry, J, Hester, F, Harper, S, Cockburn, J, Goldacre, B, MacKenna, B, Walker, AJ, Hulme, WJ
פורמט: Journal article
שפה:English
יצא לאור: BioMed Central 2024