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Ethnic disparities in health
Mitigating ethnic disparities in covid-19 and beyond: census linkage can help tackle the data deficit
BMJ 2021; 372 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n642 (Published 09 March 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;372:n642- Laurence Gruer, honorary professor of public health12,
- Raj S Bhopal, emeritus professor of public health1
- 1Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
- 2University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- gruer.health{at}gmail.com
We disagree with Razai and colleagues on the comparative lack of data on ethnicity in the United Kingdom.1 Few countries have produced more data than the UK, in part through inclusion of ethnicity and country of birth in its national censuses since 1991.2 The Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study linked the 2001 Scotland census to death records and NHS databases. It has published 28 papers on many outcomes for up to 15 ethnic groups.3 This includes an analysis of infection related …
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