RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Rizzo, Toni
T1 African American Population Percentage Negatively Mediates SES Association with Poor Mental Health
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 44
SP 18
OP 20
DO 10.1177/155989771444016
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/44/18.abstract
AB Social inequities are strongly associated with health disparities. Research shows that chronic and traumatic social inequities can be epigenetic and complicate the health risks of inflammatory illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and depression. This article discusses the findings of this study which tested basic assumptions of the epigenetic biological link between social inequities and health disparities in African Americans living in the United States.