Exploring Preventive Health Care Utilization Among Black/African American Men
Black/African American (BAA) men have the lowest life expectancy among other major demographic groups in the United States, with BAA male mortality rates 40% higher than their White male counterparts. Despite known benefits of preventive health care utilization, BAA men are 43% more likely to use th...
Main Authors: | Harrell Jordan, Rohan Jeremiah, Karriem Watson, Colleen Corte, Alana Steffen, Alicia K. Matthews |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2024-01-01
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Series: | American Journal of Men's Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883231225548 |
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