Chester Hedgepeth, III, MD, PhD
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Discrimination, high blood pressure, and health disparities in African Americans
It is well established that African Americans have a higher risk of hypertension compared with other racial or ethnic groups in the United States. Researchers hypothesized that systemic, sustained discrimination could be a cause of this, and examined the effects of stress, discrimination, and injustice on health outcomes over the course of a person’s life.