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To evaluate patterns of general practice consultations and primary care outcomes across diverse ethnic groups.

October 14, 1989BMJOpen Access

Ethnic differences in consultation rates in urban general practice.

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To evaluate patterns of general practice consultations and primary care outcomes across diverse ethnic groups.
Retrospective analysis of 67,197 primary care consultations recorded across a 23-month period (1979–1981) in an urban general practice in London with 10,877 registered patients.
Evaluated diagnostic categories, sex, social class, and consultation frequencies calculated as standardised consultation ratios and standardised patient consultation ratios.
Male Asian patients had a substantially increased standardised patient consultation ratio compared with other ethnic groups.
Consultation rates for mental disorders, particularly anxiety and depression, were notably reduced in all patient groups of immigrant descent.
West Indian patients consulted more frequently for hypertension and asthma but less for otitis media, Asian patients consulted more for upper respiratory infections and non-specific symptoms, and native British patients were more likely to receive prescriptions, certificates, or follow-up visits.

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Retrospective study reveals distinct consultation rates and diagnoses across ethnic groups in urban primary care, highlighting variations in healthcare delivery for minority populations.

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Gillam et al. (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10622d28c2d29469fe72b3 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.299.6705.953

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Retrospective study reveals distinct consultation rates and diagnoses across ethnic groups in urban primary care, highlighting variations in healthcare delivery for minority populations.

Ethnic differences in consultation rates in urban general practice.

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