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Rheumatology 1999; 38: 1184-1187
© 1999 British Society for Rheumatology

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Pain amongst ethnic minority groups of South Asian origin in the United Kingdom: a review

P. Njobvu1, I. Hunt1, D. Pope1 and G. Macfarlane1,2

1 Arthritis Research Campaign Epidemiology Unit and
2 Unit of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK

Correspondence to: D. Pope, Arthritis Research Campaign Epidemiology Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.


   Introduction
 
There has been a considerable amount of literature published on different aspects of health in ethnic minority groups resident in the UK [1]. The central issue of such health research has been on the differential occurrence of specific diseases or medical conditions in ethnic minority groups in relation to indigenous UK populations. Such differential rates of occurrence may, through epidemiological investigation, provide clues to the aetiology of disease. The main aim of this article is to review research carried out investigating ethnicity and the experience of pain and related health-seeking behaviour in individuals of South Asian origin resident in the UK. First, the review will determine whether there is any evidence for differential rates in the occurrence of pain in ethnic minorities of South Asian origin relative to the indigenous population of the UK. Possible explanations for differential reporting of pain will then be assessed, including issues relating . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Defining ethnicity
 

   Consultation behaviour
 

   Occurrence of musculoskeletal pain
 

   The experience of pain
 

   Psychiatric morbidity
 

   Acculturation
 

   Summary
 

   References
 

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