The role of race in the clinical presentation.
Fam Med
; 33(6): 430-4, 2001 Jun.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11411970
ABSTRACT
What role, if any, should race play in clinical presentations? While race is widely used as a way of identifying patients, this practice has been challenged as conceptually flawed, potentially misleading, and possibly prejudicial to the patient. There are, however; important reasons for not excluding information about race. This article includes a set of guidelines for the inclusion of racial data in presentations (1) Race is a social construct and, if used, should be recorded in the social history, not the opening sentence of the presentation. (2) Patients should self-identity their race or races. (3) Race should not be used as a proxy for genetic variation, social class, or other elements of the social history. (4) Clinicians should be mindful of the potential influence of racism in the clinical encounter.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
Problema de salud:
1_desigualdade_iniquidade
Asunto principal:
Prejuicio
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Etnicidad
/
Grupos Raciales
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
/
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
/
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Fam Med
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos