منابع مشابه
Health status of Gypsy Travellers.
BACKGROUND Although previous studies suggest that Gypsy Travellers have poorer health status and excess mortality compared with the general population, there is no epidemiological evidence using validated measures in this nomadic ethnic group. The aim of this study was to compare the health status of traditional Gypsy Travellers with norms from the UK population, and with a concurrent compariso...
متن کاملHealth status of Gypsies and Travellers in England.
OBJECTIVE To provide the first valid and reliable estimate of the health status of Gypsies and Travellers in England by using standardised instruments to compare their health with that of a UK resident non-Traveller sample, drawn from different socioeconomic and ethnic groups, matched for age and sex. DESIGN Epidemiological survey, by structured interview, of quota sample and concurrent age-s...
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the management of borderline cases may be determined by a variety of techniques for testing vision. Most doctors managing such children, however, rely on behavioural observations in borderline cases. If the infant fixes objects steadily without nystagmus or squinting and responds to subtle clues-such as a silent smile or movements of small objects-the vision is unlikely to be sufficiently poor ...
متن کاملHealth care needs of Travellers
Who are Travellers? The 1968 Caravan Sites Act ignored ethnicity and cultural distinctiveness by defining Travellers as: “persons of nomadic habit, whatever their race or origin”. However, in 1989, when the Commission for Racial Equality determined that Gypsies formed a distinct ethnic group, diVerences between “real Gypsies” and other more recent groups of Travellers were emphasised. There are...
متن کاملTravel characteristics and health practices among travellers at the travellers' health and vaccination clinic in Singapore.
INTRODUCTION Singapore has a fast-growing travel industry, but few studies have been done on travel characteristics and travel health practices. This study describes the profile and healthseeking behaviour of travellers attending a travel health clinic in Singapore. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted on travellers attending the Traveller's Health and Vaccination Cent...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1741-3842,1741-3850
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/23.2.129