Is there an increased prevalence of severe learning disabilities among British Asians?
Age-specific prevalence rates for learning disabilities among the Asian communities in three Metropolitan Boroughs in the North of England are presented. These data indicate that: (1) below school age there is little difference in the apparent prevalence of severe learning disabilities between the Asian and non-Asian communities; (2) between 5 and 34 years of age, however, the apparent prevalence of severe learning disabilities is approximately three times higher among the Asian community when compared with the non-Asian community.
Emerson
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Hester Adrian Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK.
Azmi
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S
Hatton
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C
Caine
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A
Parrott
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R
Wolstenholme
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J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment