Title: Kidney Disease Among African Americans: A Population Perspective - American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Headings: Kidney Disease Among African Americans: A Population Perspective
Kidney Disease Among African Americans: A Population Perspective
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Race and Health in the United States
Major CKD Risk Factors
Impact of Health Beliefs and Behaviors on CKD
Social Determinants of Health
Population-Level Health
Conclusions and Future Directions
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Content: 27: 2576-2595
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This report focuses on the nonbiological factors that contribute to CKD in African Americans, while biological factors such as apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene variants are discussed elsewhere in this journal supplement. 8
Freedman B.I.
Limou S.
Ma L.
Kopp J.B.
APOL1 -associated nephropathy: a key contributor to racial disparities in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018; 72: S8-S16
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Figure 1 Major domains contributing to racial differences and disparities in quality of care and clinical outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease. Based on a conceptual model in Smedley et al. 5
Smedley B.D. Stith A.Y. Nelson A.R. Unequal Treatment: