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Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity [PDF]

Biology Letters, 2020
Abstract Analyses of morphological disparity have been used to characterize and investigate the evolution of variation in the anatomy, function and ecology of organisms since the 1980s. While a diversity of methods have been employed, it is unclear whether they provide equivalent insights.
Guillerme, Thomas, Cooper, Natalie, Brusatte, Stephen, Davis, Katie, Jackson, Andrew, Gerber, Sylvain, Goswami, Anjali, Healy, Kevin, Hopkins, Melanie, Jones, Marc, Lloyd, Graeme, O'Reilly, Joseph, Pate, Abi, Puttick, Mark, Rayfield, Emily, Saupe, Erin, Sherratt, Emma, Slater, Graham, Weisbecker, Vera, Thomas, Gavin, Donoghue, Philip   +20 more
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Disparities in defining disparities: Statistical conceptual frameworks [PDF]

Statistics in Medicine, 2008
AbstractMotivated by the need to meaningfully implement the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) definition of health care disparity, this paper proposes statistical frameworks that lay out explicitly the needed causal assumptions for defining disparity measures.
Duan, Naihua, Meng, Xiao-li, Lin, Julia Y., Chen, Chih-nan, Alegria, Margarita   +4 more
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Adjusting expected deaths for mortality displacement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a model based counterfactual approach at the level of individuals

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023
Background Near-real time surveillance of excess mortality has been an essential tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains critical for monitoring mortality as the pandemic wanes, to detect fluctuations in the death rate associated both with the ...
Richard James Holleyman, Sharmani Barnard, Clarissa Bauer-Staeb, Andrew Hughes, Samantha Dunn, Sebastian Fox, John N. Newton, Justine Fitzpatrick, Zachary Waller, David John Deehan, Andre Charlett, Celia L. Gregson, Rebecca Wilson, Paul Fryers, Peter Goldblatt, Paul Burton   +15 more
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Race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding information source and breastfeeding rates among U.S. women

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Despite evidence of the impact of breastfeeding information on breastfeeding rates, it is unknown if information sources and impact vary by race/ethnicity, thus this study assessed race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding ...
Stephanie M. Quintero, Paula D. Strassle, Amalia Londoño Tobón, Stephanie Ponce, Alia Alhomsi, Ana I. Maldonado, Jamie S. Ko, Miciah J. Wilkerson, Anna María Nápoles   +8 more
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Towards Reducing Disparities in Disparities Research [PDF]

American Journal of Epidemiology, 2009
Volume 31 of Epidemiologic Reviews, which accompanies this issue of the Journal, focuses on health disparities. Research on “differences”—that is, comparing groups of people who differ with respect to a health condition or risk factor—is the core of epidemiologic research. “Disparities” research is the field of epidemiology that seeks to understand and
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Increased Incidence of Loco-Regional Recurrences among African American Women with Terminal Stage Breast Cancer

Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology, 2008
A prospective analysis of women with terminal breast cancer admitted to CHNE from November 2006-August 2007 evaluated anecdotal observations that African American (AA) women are likelier than Caucasian women to evidence loco-regional recurrences (LRR ...
Gerardo Colón-Otero M.D., Sherry King, Vandelyn Smith, Carolyn Bieber, Julia Crook, Lawrence A. Solberg, Robert Shannon, Edith A. Perez   +7 more
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Perinatal health care access, childbirth concerns, and birthing decision-making among pregnant people in California during COVID-19

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background During public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, access to adequate healthcare is crucial for providing for the health and wellbeing of families.
Mackenzie D. M. Whipps, Jennifer E. Phipps, Leigh Ann Simmons   +2 more
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Activation of proline biosynthesis is critical to maintain glutamate homeostasis during acute methamphetamine exposure

Scientific Reports, 2021
Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly addictive psychostimulant that causes long-lasting effects in the brain and increases the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases. The cellular and molecular effects of METH in the brain are functionally linked to
Bobby Jones, Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Joseph J. Lebowitz, Anne Taylor, Fernando Villalta, Habibeh Khoshbouei, Carrie Grueter, Brad Grueter, Chandravanu Dash, Jui Pandhare   +9 more
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Attitude and intention of migrant populations in the Netherlands regarding female genital mutilation/cutting

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Plain English summary Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), also known as female circumcision, is a practice which involves the cutting away of part or the whole of the external female genital organs.
Ramin Kawous, Emily Allwood, Annemarie Middelburg, Anke van der Kwaak, Diana Geraci, Marthine Bos, Maria E. T. C. van den Muijsenbergh   +6 more
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Parent-child nativity, race, ethnicity, and mental health conditions among U.S. children

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Over a quarter of U.S. children have at least one immigrant parent. Mental health disparities in children need to be assessed to better identify disproportionate burdens and promote health equity.
K. Zarei, L. Kahle, D. Buckman, K. Choi, F. Williams   +4 more
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