R S Bhopal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6162481 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R S Bhopal |
| GIVEN NAMES | R S |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhopal |
| SIGNATURE | BHOPAL R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Racism in health and health care in Europe
Racism is a belief that some races are superior to others, justifying actions that create inequality by favouring the supposedly superior groups. In practice, the definition of race is broadened to include ethnic, religious, and other similar groups, so discrimination on such grounds is also termed racism. Some people deny that racism is common in modern, industrialized, multi-ethnic societies. Wherever research is done, however, it shows racism …
Asthma and factory emissions in northern England
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The prevalence of asthma was assessed to investigate respiratory health effects of airborne emissions from a factory. A geographical information system allowed flexible definition of study areas in terms of their size, distance, and location in relation to the factory. The value of the approach for this type of investigation is focussed on. SETTING--The factory is located in the south western part of a small market town in County…
Pattern of ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the numbers and characteristics of patients with ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals. DESIGN--Prospective survey over eight weeks. SETTING--Two general and one ophthalmic accident and emergency departments, two general outpatient departments, and an eye hospital ward consulting room (all in two teaching hospitals) in Newcastle upon Tyne. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--Consultation num…
Perceptions about blood donation, transfusion and the risk of HIV infection
To assess perceptions of risk of AIDS/HIV infection from donation to, and receipt of, blood from the British Blood Transfusion Service, we undertook self completion surveys (n = 1874, response rate 74%) and an interview survey (n = 300, response rate 77%) of students in three higher/further education establishments in the North East of England. In the postal survey 20.9% perceived a risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS after blood donation, and 4.8% percei…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Disease
This concise book is one in a series entitled "Society Now" intended to provide introductory summaries of key areas in contemporary sociology.It consists of seven chapters, one each on defining, measuring, and explaining health, three more devoted to different types of explanation-described as "social-positivist", "interactionist", and "structuralist"-and concluding with one dealing with perspectives on health policy.Though some sociologists migh…
Racism in health and health care in Europe
Racism is a belief that some races are superior to others, justifying actions that create inequality by favouring the supposedly superior groups. In practice, the definition of race is broadened to include ethnic, religious, and other similar groups, so discrimination on such grounds is also termed racism. Some people deny that racism is common in modern, industrialized, multi-ethnic societies. Wherever research is done, however, it shows racism …
Asthma and factory emissions in northern England
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The prevalence of asthma was assessed to investigate respiratory health effects of airborne emissions from a factory. A geographical information system allowed flexible definition of study areas in terms of their size, distance, and location in relation to the factory. The value of the approach for this type of investigation is focussed on. SETTING--The factory is located in the south western part of a small market town in County…
Pattern of ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the numbers and characteristics of patients with ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals. DESIGN--Prospective survey over eight weeks. SETTING--Two general and one ophthalmic accident and emergency departments, two general outpatient departments, and an eye hospital ward consulting room (all in two teaching hospitals) in Newcastle upon Tyne. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--Consultation num…
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Disease
This concise book is one in a series entitled "Society Now" intended to provide introductory summaries of key areas in contemporary sociology.It consists of seven chapters, one each on defining, measuring, and explaining health, three more devoted to different types of explanation-described as "social-positivist", "interactionist", and "structuralist"-and concluding with one dealing with perspectives on health policy.Though some sociologists migh…
Perceptions about blood donation, transfusion and the risk of HIV infection
To assess perceptions of risk of AIDS/HIV infection from donation to, and receipt of, blood from the British Blood Transfusion Service, we undertook self completion surveys (n = 1874, response rate 74%) and an interview survey (n = 300, response rate 77%) of students in three higher/further education establishments in the North East of England. In the postal survey 20.9% perceived a risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS after blood donation, and 4.8% percei…
Pattern of ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To investigate the numbers and characteristics of patients with ophthalmological accidents and emergencies presenting to hospitals. DESIGN--Prospective survey over eight weeks. SETTING--Two general and one ophthalmic accident and emergency departments, two general outpatient departments, and an eye hospital ward consulting room (all in two teaching hospitals) in Newcastle upon Tyne. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--Consultation num…
Asthma and factory emissions in northern England
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The prevalence of asthma was assessed to investigate respiratory health effects of airborne emissions from a factory. A geographical information system allowed flexible definition of study areas in terms of their size, distance, and location in relation to the factory. The value of the approach for this type of investigation is focussed on. SETTING--The factory is located in the south western part of a small market town in County…
Racism in health and health care in Europe
Racism is a belief that some races are superior to others, justifying actions that create inequality by favouring the supposedly superior groups. In practice, the definition of race is broadened to include ethnic, religious, and other similar groups, so discrimination on such grounds is also termed racism. Some people deny that racism is common in modern, industrialized, multi-ethnic societies. Wherever research is done, however, it shows racism …
Medicine (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Accident and emergency (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Blood donation and transfusion practices (1 work) · Blood donor (1 work) · Blood transfusion (1 work) · Borehole (1 work)