Ethnic differences in Internal Medicine referrals and diagnosis in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Mackenbach Johan P (Author), Lamberts Steven WJ (Author), Bootsma Aart H (Author), Lanting Loes C (Author), Joung Inez MA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As in other Western countries, the number of immigrants in the Netherlands is growing rapidly. In 1980 non-western immigrants constituted about 3% of the population, in 1990 it was 6% and currently it is more than 10%. Nearly half of...