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. 2015 Dec;123(12):A297-302.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.123-A297.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Research Studies: The Challenge of Creating More Diverse Cohorts

Lindsey Konkel

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Research Studies: The Challenge of Creating More Diverse Cohorts

Lindsey Konkel. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Dec.
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Minority populations are much less likely than their white counterparts to be included in studies on environmentally related diseases, even those that disproportionately affect minority communities. A failure to create more racially diverse research cohorts, some experts say, could exacerbate existing health disparities. Figures: © Natalia Sheinkin/Shutterstock; hand: © Cox Design/Shutterstock
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