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Health Disparities Experienced by Black or African Americans—United States [PDF]
JAMA, 2005 In the 2000 census, 36.4 million persons, approximately 12.9% of the U.S. population, identified themselves as Black or African American; 35.4 million of these persons identified themselves as non-Hispanic. For many health conditions, non-Hispanic blacks bear a disproportionate burden of disease, injury, death, and disability.
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Comparison of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Black or African American Versus Caucasian Patients With Heart Failure. [PDF]
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev, 2022 Purpose: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is a well-established assessment with important insight into prognosis and therapeutic efficacy in patients with heart failure (HF). Prior studies have identified several clinical differences between Black or African American (B-AA) and Caucasian patients with HF.
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Gene expression-based modeling of overall survival in Black or African American patients with lung adenocarcinoma. [PDF]
Front ImmunolIntroductionLung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Black/African American (B/AA) populations, in particular, exhibit the highest incidence and mortality rates of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) in the United States.MethodsThis study aims to explore gene expression patterns linked to LUAD in B/AA and case-matched white patients ...
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Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being
Trauma Care, 2022 The literature suggests that African American/Black males are less likely to seek professional assistance for mental health and other personal concerns than African American/Black females and that they are more likely to seek informal help for mental ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Sentiments Among African American or Black Adolescents in Rural Alabama [PDF]
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021 Considering the urgent need to increase vaccine uptake in Alabama, a rural state with the lowest rates of COVID-19 vaccination in the country, we conducted an exploratory study to elucidate sentiments toward vaccination among African American or black adolescents. We conducted in-depth interviews with 15-17 year olds in rural Alabama (N = 28). About 54%
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Cancer statistics for African American/Black People 2022
Ca, 2022 African American/Black individuals have a disproportionate cancer burden, including the highest mortality and the lowest survival of any racial/ethnic group for most cancers.
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F&S Reports, 2022 Objective: To determine whether infertility diagnoses differ between Black ethnic subgroups. Design: Retrospective review. Setting: an urban safety-net hospital. Patient(s): Women seeking infertility care between 2005 and 2015. Intervention(s): Charts of
Roxane C. Handal-Orefice, M.D., M.A.-M.P.H. +4 more
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HIV Partner Service Delivery Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 2016 [PDF]
MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2019 Identifying persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who are unaware of their infection status, linking them to HIV care, and reducing racial/ethnic disparities are important national HIV prevention goals (1). Blacks/African Americans (blacks)* are disproportionately affected by HIV infection in the United States.
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