Health Outcomes in a Foreign Land : A Role for Epigenomic and Environmental Interaction

This stimulating volume uses multiple lenses to analyze the complex causes of health disparities affecting minorities, in particular African Americans, and explains how this knowledge can be used to reduce their destructive effects. Pinpointing genetic, non-genetic, and epigenetic factors underlying...

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Main Author Kwabi-Addo, Bernard (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Medicine.
Human genetics.
Epidemiology.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Ethnicity.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319558653
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-55865-3
Physical DescriptionXXVI, 324 p. 16 illus. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Disease-specific disparities of the African diaspora
  • Part 1: Genetic Factors
  • Chapter 2: The genetic basis to health disparity
  • Chapter 3: The role of epigenetics
  • Part 2: Non-Genetic Elements
  • Chapter 4: Economic factors and health
  • Chapter 5: Social determinants
  • Chapter 6: Behavior and health disparities
  • Chapter 7: Health literacy deficits
  • Chapter 8: The impact of culture
  • Chapter 9: Psychological issues and how they affect disparities
  • Part 3: Gene-Environment Interactions
  • Chapter 10: Gene-environment interactions in health disparities
  • Chapter 11: Race, a biological or social concept
  • Chapter 12: Translating health disparities
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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