ISPatient.Ethnicity

Description

The patient's dominant ethnicity, returned as the short code description.

Syntax

object.Ethnicity

Part Attribute Type Description
object Required
The object always implements the ISPatient interface
Restriction: This property is readonly.

Return Value

string

Example

Display the patient's dominant ethnicity.

Dim aPatient  
Dim aEthnicity

Set aPatient = Profile.SelectPatient 
aEthnicity = aPatient.Ethnicity
Profile.MsgBox (aEthnicity)  
Note:

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface Ethnicity can be found in Patient > Alter Patient > Social > Ethnicity1 field.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0