Ethnicity and the diagnosis gap in liver disease: a population-based study.

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Published in Br J Gen Pract on November 01, 2014

Authors

William Alazawi1, Rohini Mathur2, Kushala Abeysekera1, Sally Hull2, Kambiz Boomla2, John Robson2, Graham R Foster1

Author Affiliations

1: The Liver Unit, The Blizard Institute, Barts & The London School of Medicine, London, UK.
2: Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, The Blizard Institute, Barts & The London School of Medicine, London, UK.

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