African women and American Researchers: A Personal Note
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African American Women
Results: Significant association was observed between self-identified glaucoma status and admixture. However, this association was not significant in a model that included neighborhood socioeconomic status (NSES), hypertension, diabetes and body mass index (BMI). Self-identified glaucoma status was associated with diabetes that persisted after adjustment for admixture, NSES, hypertension, and B...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies
سال: 1975
ISSN: 2150-5802,0041-5715
DOI: 10.5070/f761017478