Racial Discrimination in Health Care Is Associated with Worse Glycemic Control among Black Men but Not Black Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Racial Discrimination in Health Care Is Associated with Worse Glycemic Control among Black Men but Not Black Women with Type 2 Diabetes

BackgroundA growing body of research suggests that racial discrimination may affect the health of Black men and Black women differently.AimsThis study examined Black patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) in order to test gender differences in (1) levels of perceived racial discrimination in health ca...

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Main Authors: Shervin Assari, Daniel B. Lee, Emily Joy Nicklett, Maryam Moghani Lankarani, John D. Piette, James E. Aikens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Blacks
African-Americans
gender
racial discrimination
diabetes
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00235/full

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