General Health Disparities - Information for African Americans -- The "Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture," (25 pages; About PDFs) includes information about health disparities among African Americans.
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African Americans
African Americans Who Have LVH
-- This study compared dose-response curves relating changes in coronary blood flow and epicardial diameter to graded infusions of acetylcholine in 50 African American and 65 white subjects with hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and normal coronary arteries.
BMI and BP Influences on LV Mass
-- This cross-sectional study assessed separate and joint influences of body mass index and blood pressure on left ventricular mass index and geometry in 1729 African American participants of the Atherosclerotic Risk in Communities Study.
BlackHealthCare.com's Diabetes in African Americans
-- BlackHealthCare.com is a culturally oriented and ethnically focused comprehensive Internet-based health and medical information provider dedicated to addressing the special health problems of African Americans.
American Diabetes Association's Diabetes in African Americans
-- Information and online tools from the ADA about diabetes mellitus among African Americans.
Immunizations (Provider's Guide) -- This link will open the Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture (Immunizations), a PDF file (6 pages; About PDFs) that includes information about immunization rates among African Americans.
