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. 2025 Feb 18;151(7):433-435.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.072699. Epub 2025 Feb 17.

Missing (Black) Women

Tené T Lewis  1 , Zachary T Martin  1 , Jordan E Parker  2
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Missing (Black) Women

Tené T Lewis et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Black or African American; bias; blood pressure; equipment and supplies; obesity; pulse wave analysis; women’s health.

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