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Diabetes in African Americans
the excess frequency and complications from diabetes in minority populations in the United States. In 1986, a Task Force on Black and Minority Health called attention to limitations in knowledge about diabetes in minorities and the need for increased research and intervention to reduce the excess burden of diabetes in these groups. In this chapter, data on the frequency of diabetes and associat...
متن کاملDiabetes in African Americans.
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 in the USA. African Americans with diabetes may have an atypical pr...
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BACKGROUND Since African-Americans have twice the prevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections as age-matched Caucasians we sought to determine the ages and possible sources of infection of African-American children. METHODS Subjects were 157 African-American healthy children and adolescents and their 113 household adults in Richmond VA. Families completed a questionnaire, provided saliva f...
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Malignant melanoma accounts for 75% of all skin cancer deaths and is potentially curable if identified early. Although melanoma is rare in African-Americans (AA), it is associated with a worse prognosis than in Caucasians. This study examines the demographic, pathologic, and clinical factors impacting AA melanoma outcomes.Data for 1106 AA and 212,721 Caucasian cutaneous melanoma patients were a...
متن کاملWorking across faith and science to improve the health of African Americans.
The 7th Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church represents 23% of African Americans in South Carolina. We describe lessons learned when a large faith community and two research universities collaborate. In 2001, the bishop of the 7th Episcopal District and the president of the Medical University of South Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding on how to collaborate, includin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Chemical & Engineering News Archive
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0009-2347,2157-4936
DOI: 10.1021/cen-v087n043.p003