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African-American rhinoplasty [PDF]

Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2004
Dr. Guyuron: The first patient is a 25-year-old woman who would like to correct the imperfections in her nose (Figure 1). Dr. Griffin, what flaws do you see in this nose? Bahman Guyuron, MD Figure 1 This 25-year-old woman has voiced no specific complaint but is seeking improvement in the appearance of her nose. Dr.
Bahman, Guyuron, Anthony C, Griffin, Steven M, Hoefflin, Samuel, Stal   +3 more
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Narcolepsy in African Americans [PDF]

Sleep, 2015
Although narcolepsy affects 0.02-0.05% of individuals in various ethnic groups, clinical presentation in different ethnicities has never been fully characterized. Our goal was to study phenotypic expression across ethnicities in the United States.Cases of narcolepsy from 1992 to 2013 were identified from searches of the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy ...
Makoto, Kawai, Ruth, O'Hara, Mali, Einen, Ling, Lin, Emmanuel, Mignot   +4 more
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Coccidioidomycosis in African Americans [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2011
Coccidioidomycosis is caused by Coccidioides species, a fungus endemic to the desert regions of the southwestern United States, and is of particular concern for African Americans. We performed a PubMed search of the English-language medical literature on coccidioidomycosis in African Americans and summarized the pertinent literature.
Barbara E, Ruddy, Anita P, Mayer, Marcia G, Ko, Helene R, Labonte, Jill A, Borovansky, Erika S, Boroff, Janis E, Blair   +6 more
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Diabetes in African Americans [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2005
Abstract African Americans have a high risk for type 2 diabetes. Genetic traits, the prevalence of obesity, and insulin resistance all contribute to the risk of diabetes in the African American community. African Americans have a high rate of diabetic complications, because of poor glycaemic control and racial disparities in health care ...
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The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans [PDF]

Science, 2009
African Origins The modern human originated in Africa and subsequently spread across the globe. However, the genetic relationships among the diverse populations on the African continent have been unclear. Tishkoff et al.
Tishkoff SA, Reed FA, Friedlaender FR, Ehret C, Ranciaro A, Froment A, Hirbo JB, Awomoyi AA, Bodo JM, Doumbo O, Ibrahim M, Juma AT, Kotze MJ, Lema G, Moore JH, Mortensen H, Nyambo Thomas B, Omar SA, Powell K, Pretorius GS, Smith MW, Thera Mahamadou A, Wambebe C, Weber JL, Williams SM   +24 more
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Misconceptions of Depression in African Americans [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2014
Major depression is a very common disabling disorder. Although the relationship between race and depression is complex, depression affects all races, all ethnic and geographic locations as well as all age groups. The prevalence of depression in African Americans is controversial, due to the paucity of research.
Sohail, Zohaib, Bailey, Rahn Kennedy, Richie, William D.   +2 more
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African American's Struggle for Equality and African American Literature

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2013
After the period of Reconstruction (1865-1877), the social position of Southern Negroes became worse. Negro leader Booker T. Washington, advocated gradual economic advancement of Negroes which was possible only if they relinquished their demand for political and civil rights.
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The African-American community [PDF]

Women's Health Issues, 1994
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Cancer in African Americans [PDF]

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1992
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Emerging molecular and environmental biomarkers of shrimp allergy in African Americans in the US. [PDF]

Front Allergy
Mondal T, Duvelsaint D, Griffin K, Williams M, Johnson O, Campbell Z, Davis CM.   +6 more
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