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“When we adjusted for lifestyle and clinical risk factors, the Black-white disparity in cardiovascular disease mortality was diminished but still persisted,” Jiang He, chair in epidemiology at Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says. “However, after adjusting for social risk factors, this racial difference totally disappeared.”

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Health People Science

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The Good Men Project

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Monday, September 18, 2023