Browsing by Subject "African Americans"
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(2016-04-21)Department: Medicine, Health, and SocietyDespite being the racial/ethnic group that is disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, African Americans are underrepresented in HIV/AIDS clinical trials. The reasons for the inadequate participation of African Americans ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-04-20)
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(Saint Louis University Public Law Review, 2010)This essay explores how the past Civil Rights Movement and discrimination against persons of color, mainly Latinos and African Americans, can help to address current forms of discrimination in our country. In particular, ...
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(2006-07-31)Department: PsychologyThis study examined the cultural validity of the Child Behavior Checklist, by employing an Item Response Theory analysis to determine measurement inequivalence in both the items and scales for 1st grade African-American ...
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(2017-08-03)Department: Human GeneticsLung cancer is a leading cause of cancer in the United States and accounts for more deaths than prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers combined. Genetic variation has been known to play a role in lung cancer survival and ...
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(2017-08-08)Department: Human GeneticsUnderstanding the genetic and environmental factors contributing to blood pressure is an important step in elucidating the causes of hypertension, a disease of high blood pressure. African Americans experience the highest ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008-09-29)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2009-12-21)
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2007-01-26)
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2006-02-15)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-10-26)
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(2015-04-02)Department: SociologyDespite a large literature outlining the significance of racial discrimination for risk of poor health and well-being among black Americans, there is a growing recognition that current measures fail to reliably and ...
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“Our God is Marching On”: James Hudson and the Theological Foundation of the Civil Rights Movement (2010-08-02)Department: HistoryThis dissertation is an intellectual biography of James Hudson (1903-1980), a black minister and philosopher of religion. Standing just over five feet tall with a body that lacked a right arm and weighed less than 140 ...
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(Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 2006)
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(2012-03-07)Department: Human GeneticsCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in most developed countries. In addition to environmental risk factors, such as diet and physical activity, genetic risk factors contribute to the CVD risk. Risk ...