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Cerebrovascular Health Disparities [PDF]

Stroke, 2005
In the United States, those at highest risk for stroke are the least aware of it. White and coauthors of the Northern Manhattan project in an article published in Circulation 1 report that the annual age adjusted incidence of first ischemic stroke per 100 000 was 88 in whites, 149 in Hispanics and 191 in blacks.
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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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The effects of race/ethnicity and physician recommendation for physical activity on physical activity levels and arthritis symptoms among adults with arthritis

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Among U.S. adults with physician-diagnosed arthritis, we examined the association of 1) participant race/ethnicity with meeting physical activity guidelines and arthritis symptoms, and 2) the association of receipt of a physician exercise ...
Jeremy Huckleby, Faustine Williams, Rose Ramos, Anna María Nápoles   +3 more
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Mental Health Disparities

American Journal of Public Health, 2009
Mental health disparities have received increased attention in the literature in recent years. After considering 165 different health disparity conditions, the Federal Collaborative for Health Disparities Research chose mental health disparity as one of four topics warranting its immediate national research attention.
Marc A, Safran, Robert A, Mays, Larke Nahme, Huang, Ron, McCuan, Phuong Kim, Pham, Sylvia Kay, Fisher, Kathleen Y, McDuffie, Alan, Trachtenberg   +7 more
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Survival disadvantage of male children with retinoblastoma in the United States: Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (2000–2017) Evidence

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Retinoblastoma is a rare malignancy involving the retina, although, more common among children, with genetic inheritance explaining the incidence as well as acquired forms.
Laurens Holmes Jr., Emily Pollack, Betyna N. Berice, Daniel R. Halloran, Kadedrah Parson, Nastocia T. Badfford, Lavisha Paleaz, Jacqueline A. Benson   +7 more
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Cumulative social disadvantage and health-related quality of life: national health interview survey 2013–2017

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Evidence for the association between social determinants of health (SDoH) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is largely based on single SDoH measures, with limited evaluation of cumulative social disadvantage.
Kobina Hagan, Zulqarnain Javed, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Adnan A. Hyder, Elias Mossialos, Tamer Yahya, Isaac Acquah, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Alan Pan, Nwabunie Nwana, Mohamad Taha, Khurram Nasir   +11 more
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Anti-racist interventions to reduce ethnic disparities in healthcare in the UK: an umbrella review and findings from healthcare, education and criminal justice

BMJ Open
Objectives To assess the evidence for anti-racist interventions which aim to reduce ethnic disparities in healthcare, with a focus on implementation in the UK healthcare system.Design Umbrella review.Data sources Embase, Medline, Social Policy and ...
Sophie Carter, Shoba Poduval, Jennifer L Y Yip, Kevin Fenton, Leah de Souza-Thomas   +4 more
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Secondary analysis of child hospital admission data for dental caries in London, UK: what the data tells us about oral health inequalities

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Dental caries is the most common reason for hospital admissions for children aged 6–10 years in England. The prevalence in the experience of hospital admission is not uniform across all populations.
Sarah Kaddour, Sebastian Slater, Robel Feleke, Gwen Doran, Louis Halpin, Anandagopal Srinivasan, Huda Yusuf   +6 more
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Directly Observed Weekly Fluoxetine for Major Depressive Disorder Among Hemodialysis Patients: A Single-Arm Feasibility TrialPlain-Language Summary

Kidney Medicine, 2022
Rationale & Objective: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common among hemodialysis patients, but treatment can add to their pill burden and may be limited by nonadherence.
Kelley M. Kauffman, Jacqueline Dolata, Maria Figueroa, Douglas Gunzler, Anne Huml, Julie Pencak, Martha Sajatovic, Ashwini R. Sehgal   +7 more
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The relationship between the price and demand of alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food, sugar-sweetened beverages, and gambling: an umbrella review of systematic reviews

BMC Public Health
Background The WHO highlight alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food, and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes as one of the most effective policies for preventing and reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases.
Robyn Burton, Casey Sharpe, Saloni Bhuptani, Mike Jecks, Clive Henn, Nicola Pearce-Smith, Sandy Knight, Marguerite Regan, Nick Sheron   +8 more
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