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The Role of Place in Disparities Affecting Black Men Receiving Hemodialysis
Kidney International Reports, 2021 Introduction: Black men are over-represented in the end stage kidney disease population and are at disproportionate risk of unfavorable outcomes. There is a paucity of investigation to elucidate the mediators of this risk. This study attempts to identify
Ladan Golestaneh +9 more
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Is patients’ rurality associated with in-hospital sepsis death in US hospitals?
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundThe focus of this study was to explore the association of patients’ rurality and other patient and hospital-related factors with in-hospital sepsis mortality to identify possible health disparities across United States hospitals.MethodsThe ...
Jongwha Chang +4 more
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Understanding the social determinants of health among Indigenous Canadians: priorities for health promotion policies and actions [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2015 Background: Indigenous Canadians have a life expectancy 12 years lower than the national average and experience higher rates of preventable chronic diseases compared with non-Indigenous Canadians.
Fariba Kolahdooz +3 more
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Inequity and injustice: recognizing infertility as a reproductive justice issue
F&S Reports, 2022 In recent years, as knowledge of the tenets of reproductive justice has increased, the framework has garnered increasing attention in media, public health, and public policy spaces.
Jamila Perritt, M.D., M.P.H. +1 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundSocioeconomic factors have been shown to be associated with amputation in peripheral artery disease (PAD); however, analyses have normally focused on insurance status, race, or median income.
Brian Witrick +5 more
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Air Quality Health Benefits of the Nevada Renewable Portfolio Standard
Atmosphere, 2022 In recent years, renewable portfolio standards (RPS), which require a certain percentage of electricity sold to consumers to come from renewable resources, have been established by many state governments to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases and air ...
Alireza Rezaee +5 more
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American Medicine and the Politics of Race [PDF]
, 2005 Straw men play a major role in the debate over racial disparity in American medicine. Most have been deployed by the disparities-denying right, but progressives intent on “outing” racism have sent forth their share.
Bloche, Maxwell Gregg
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2018 BackgroundThe Mississippi Community Research Fellows Training Program (MSCRFTP) is a 15-week program conducted in Jackson, MS, USA consisting of training in the areas of evidence-based public health, research methods, research ethics, and cultural ...
Danielle Fastring +5 more
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Gut Microbiome Alterations Associated with Diabetes in Mexican Americans in South Texas
mSystems, 2022 Mexican Americans have a high prevalence of diabetes and burden of diabetes-related complications, highlighting the need for novel preventive strategies and noninvasive predictors of diabetes risk tailored to this population.
Suet-Ying Kwan +12 more
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Social disparity and oral health
Brazilian Oral Research, 2012 There is a clear reported association between social disparity and oral health, for example, between dental caries and malnutrition in children. This fact is detected in several studies, and also found amongst the Brazilian population.
Maria Fidela de Lima Navarro +2 more
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