Ethnicity coding in a regional cancer registry and in Hospital Episode Statistics

• Main Authors: Fitzpatrick Justine (Author), Hofman David (Author), Linklater Karen M (Author), Jack Ruth H (Author), Møller Henrik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The collection of ethnicity information as part of cancer datasets is important for planning services and ensuring equal access, and for epidemiological studies. However, ethnicity has generally not been well recorded in cancer regis...