Examining "race" in physiology.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
; 319(6): H1409-H1413, 2020 12 01.
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Racial disparities in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health outcomes are well described, and recent research has shed light on the mechanistic underpinnings of those disparities. However, "race" is a social construct that is poorly defined and continually evolving and is historically based on faulty premises. The continued categorization by race in physiological research suggests that there are inherent differences between races, rather than addressing the specific underlying factors that result in health disparities between groups. The purpose of this Perspectives article is to provide a brief history of the genesis of categorization by race, why such categorization should be reconsidered in physiology research, and offer recommendations to more directly investigate the underlying factors that result in group disparities in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Fisiología
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Sistema Cardiovascular
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Investigación Biomédica
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Grupos Raciales
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Disparidades en el Estado de Salud
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Determinantes Sociales de la Salud
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
Año:
2020
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos