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1. Race and Financial Strain are Independent Correlates of Sleep in Midlife Women: The SWAN Sleep Study

   Martica H Hall, Karen A Matthews, Howard M Kravitz, Ellen B Gold, Daniel J Buysse, Joyce T Bromberger, et al. in Sleep (Rochester) (2009)

   To examine racial differences in sleep in a large cohort of midlife women and to evaluate whether indices of socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with racial differences in sleep.

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2. Race and medication adherence in Medicaid enrollees with type-2 diabetes.

   Rahul A Shenolikar, Rajesh Balkrishnan, Fabian T Camacho, J Timothy Whitmire, Roger T Anderson in Journal of the National Medical Association (2006)

   OBJECTIVE: The association of medication adherence with race has been inadequately studied previously in type-2 diabetes patients. The study objective was to determine the association between race and medication adherence among type-2 diabetes…

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3. Race and unhealthy behaviors: chronic stress, the HPA axis, and physical and mental health disparities over the life course.

   James S Jackson, Katherine M Knight, Jane A Rafferty in American Journal of Public Health (2010)

   We sought to determine whether unhealthy behaviors play a stress-buffering role in observed racial disparities in physical and mental health.

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4. Race as a moderator of the relationship between religiosity and political alignment.

   Adam B Cohen, Ariel Malka, Eric D Hill, Felix Thoemmes, Peter C Hill, Jill M Sundie in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2009)

   Religiosity, especially religious fundamentalism, is often assumed to have an inherent connection with conservative politics. This article proposes that the relationship varies by race in the United States. In Study 1, race moderated the…

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5. Race, Religion, Region and Abortion Attitudes

   Clyde Wilcox in Sociological Analysis (1992)

   Previous research has reported that African Americans are less supportive of legal abortion than whites. Although differences in religious orthodoxy and religiosity seem likely explanations for these differences, most research has minimized the role…

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6. Race, socioeconomic status, and health: complexities, ongoing challenges, and research opportunities.

   David R Williams, Selina A Mohammed, Jacinta Leavell, Chiquita Collins in Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences (2010)

   This paper provides an overview of racial variations in health and shows that differences in socioeconomic status (SES) across racial groups are a major contributor to racial disparities in health. However, race reflects multiple dimensions of…

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7. Race-ethnicity, crime, and other factors associated with adherence to inhaled corticosteroids.

   L Keoki Williams, Christine L Joseph, Edward L Peterson, Christina Moon, Hugo Xi, Richard Krajenta, et al. in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (2007)

   BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown differences in adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) by race-ethnicity, yet little is known about factors that contribute to adherence within these groups. Environmental stressors, such as crime…

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8. Race/ethnic issues in obesity and obesity-related comorbidities.

   Nicole Cossrow, Bonita Falkner in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (2004)

   The prevalence of obesity is increasing among all age and racial groups in the United States. There is, however, a disproportionate rise in the prevalence of obesity among African-Americans and Hispanic/Mexican Americans. Obesity is a major…

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9. Race/Ethnicity and Risk of AIDS and Death Among HIV-infected Patients with Access to Care

   Michael J Silverberg, Wendy Leyden, Charles P Quesenberry, Michael A Horberg in Journal of General Internal Medicine (2009)

   ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Prior studies evaluating racial/ethnic differences in responses to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-infected patients have not adequately accounted for many potential confounders, and few have included Hispanic patients.…

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10. Race/Ethnicity and Women’s Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States: Results of a National Survey

    A Broom, K Wijewardena, D Sibbritt, J Adams, K R Nayar in American Journal of Public Health (2006)

    Objectives. We studied the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among women in 4 racial/ethnic groups: non-Hispanic Whites, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Chinese Americans. Methods. We obtained a nationally representative…

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11. Race/ethnicity, income, major risk factors, and cardiovascular disease mortality.

    Avis J Thomas, Lynn E Eberly, George Davey Smith, James D Neaton, Jeremiah Stamler in American Journal of Public Health (2005)

    OBJECTIVES: We explored differences between Black and White men for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality across major risk factor levels. METHODS: Major CVD risk factors were measured among 300,647 White and 20,223 Black men aged 35 to 57 years…

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12. Race/ethnicity, social class, and leisure-time physical inactivity.

    Simon J Marshall, Deborah A Jones, Barbara E Ainsworth, Jared P Reis, Susan S Levy, Caroline A Macera in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2007)

    PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to determine 1) prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity in a nationally representative sample of non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic men and women; 2) prevalence of leisure-time inactivity…

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13. Raceethnic Differences in Father Involvement in Two-Parent Families: Culture, Context, or Economy?

    Sandra L Hofferth in Journal of Family Issues (2003)

    This article examines the contribution of economic circumstances, neighborhood context, and cultural factors to explaining race/ethnic differences in fathering in two-parent families. Data come from the 1997 Child Development Supplement to the Panel…

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14. Racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review.

    Anita K Kurian, Kathryn M Cardarelli in Ethnicity disease (2007)

    OBJECTIVE: This systematic review was undertaken to expand our understanding of the factors associated with racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, no…

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15. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Patient Perceptions of Bias and Cultural Competence in Health Care

    Rachel L Johnson, Somnath Saha, Jose J Arbelaez, Mary Catherine Beach, Lisa A Cooper in Journal of General Internal Medicine (2004)

    OBJECTIVES: To determine: 1) whether racial and ethnic differences exist in patients' perceptions of primary care provider (PCP) and general health care system-related bias and cultural competence; and 2) whether these differences are explained by…

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16. Racial and ethnic disparities in perceptions of physician style and trust.

    M P Doescher, B G Saver, P Franks, K Fiscella in Archives of Family Medicine (2000)

    CONTEXT: While pervasive racial and ethnic inequalities in access to care and health status have been documented, potential underlying causes, such as patients' perceptions of their physicians, have not been explored as thoroughly. OBJECTIVE: To…

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17. Racial and ethnic disparities in preterm birth: the role of stressful life events.

    Michael C Lu, Belinda Chen in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2004)

    OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine racial-ethnic disparities in stressful life events before and during pregnancy and to assess the relationship between stressful life events and racial-ethnic disparities in preterm birth. STUDY…

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18. Racial and Ethnic Identity and Development

    Alicia Fedelina Chávez, Florence Guido-dibrito in New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (1999)

    Defines racial and ethnic identity and stresses the importance of examining these concepts from multidimensional perspectives. Discusses models of racial and ethnic identity and explains how educators can create positive multicultural learning…

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19. Racial differences in follow-up of abnormal mammography findings among economically disadvantaged women.

    Swann A Adams, Emily R Smith, James Hardin, Irene Prabhu-Das, Jeanette Fulton, James R Hebert in Cancer (2009)

    In the United States, and particularly in South Carolina, African-American women suffer disproportionately higher mortality rates from breast cancer than European-American women. The timeliness of patient adherence to the follow-up of mammographic…

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20. Racial differences in medication adherence: A cross-sectional study of Medicare enrollees.

    Ben S Gerber, Young Ik Cho, Ahsan M Arozullah, Shoou-Yih D Lee in The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy (2010)

    BACKGROUND: Racial differences in adherence to prescribed medication regimens have been reported among the elderly. It remains unclear, however, whether these differences persist after controlling for confounding variables. OBJECTIVE: The objective…

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