to their white counterparts. Care process-level variables Three major mechanisms are suggested by the Institute of Medicine that may contribute to healthcare disparities from the provider's side: bias (or prejudice) against racial and ethnic minorities; greater clinical uncertainty when interacting with minority patients; and beliefs held by the provider about the behavior or health of minorities. While research in this area is ongoing, some exclusions within clinical trials themselves are also present. A recent systematic review of the literature relating to hearing loss in adults demonstrated that many studies fail to include aspects of racial or ethnic diversity, resulting in studies that do not necessarily represent the US population. See also Ethnic bioweapon Environmental racism in Europe HapMap List of countries by life expectancy Psychological impact of discrimination on health Racial Minorities in STEM Fields Social determinants of health Ethnopsychopharmacology :Category:Human genome projects Cystic fibrosis and race United States: Center for Minority Health, US. Environmental racism Environmental Racism in the United States Race and health in the United States General: Biological inequity Health disparities Medical genetics Personal genomics Pharmacogenomics References External links Cultural Diversity in Healthcare Speaker Series University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Cultural Diversity in Healthcare Research Symposium University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health News-Medical.net Unnatural causes, videos on how racial inequalities influence health Governmental United States Office of Minority Health United Kingdom National Health Service - Ethnicity & Health Multicultural Mental Health Australia Health care quality Biomedicine Ethnicity Human population genetics