Cancer References Diabetes References Heart Disease References Kidney Disease References Minority Physicians References Nutrition References Organ Transplants References Tuberculosis References   References for Cancer 1. Mandelblatt J, Andrews H, Kao R, Wallace R, Kerner J. Impact of access and social context on breast cancer stage at diagnosis. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1995;6(3):342-51. 2. Buchowski MS, Sun M. Nutrition in minority elders: current problems and future directions. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1996;7(3):184-209. 3. National Cancer Institute. Cancer Health Disparities Fact Sheet.  U.S. National Institutes of Health. Washington D.C. April 2002. http://www.nci.nih.gov/newscenter/healthdisparities#top 4. American Cancer Society (ACS). Cancer Facts and Figures for African Americans 2005-2006. Atlanta: American Cancer Society, 2005. 5. Skaer TL, Robison LM, Sclar DA, Harding GH. Cancer-screening determinants among Hispanic women using migrant health clinics. 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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/diabdisp.htm 2. Diabetes in American Indians and Alaska Natives Fact Sheet, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Publication No. 99-4551, April 1999. 3. Diabetes in African Americans Fact Sheet, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Publication No. 98-3266, June 1998. 4. Harris MI, Klein R, Cowie CC, Rowland M, Byrd-Holt DD. Is the risk of diabetic retinopathy greater in non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans than in non-Hispanic whites with type 2 diabetes? A U.S. population study. Diabetes Care 1998;21(8):1230-5. 5. Buchowski MS, Sun M. Nutrition in minority elders: current problems and future directions. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1996;7(3):184-209. 6. Diabetes in Hispanics Fact Sheet, National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Publication No. 98-3266, June 1998. 7. Songer TJ, Ettaro L, and the Economics of Diabetes Project Panel. Stidies on the Cost of Diabetes. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Diabetes Translation. Atlanta, GA: CDC, June 1998. 8. Carter JS, Pugh JA, Monterrosa A. Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in minorities in the United States. Ann Intern Med 1996;125(3):221-32. 9. Perneger TV, Brancati FL, Whelton PK, Klag MJ. End-stage renal disease attributable to diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med 1994;121(12):912-8. 10. Cowie CC, Port FK, Wolfe RA, Savage PJ, Moll PP, Hawthorne VM. Disparities in incidence of diabetic end-stage renal disease according to race and type of diabetes. N Engl J Med 1989;321(16):1074-9 11. Troiano RP, Flegal KM, Kuczmarski RJ, Campbell SM, Johnson CL. Overweight prevalence and trends for children and adolescents. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1963 to 1991. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1995;149(10):1085-91. 12. Kuczmarski RJ, Flegal KM, Campbell SM, Johnson CL. Increasing prevalence of overweight among US adults. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991. Jama 1994;272(3):205-11. 13. Hamman RF, Marshall JA, Baxter J, et al. Methods and prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in a biethnic Colorado population. The San Luis Valley Diabetes Study. Am J Epidemiol 1989;129(2):295-311 14. Crespo CJ, Keteyian SJ, Heath GW, Sempos CT. Leisure-time physical activity among US adults. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Arch Intern Med 1996;156(1):93-8. Back to Top References for Heart Disease 1. Piane G. A comparison of the effect of a hypertension education program among black and white participants. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1990;1(2):243-53. 2. Amercian Heart Association (AHA). Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2004 Update. Dallas, Texas: AHA, 2004. http://www.americanheart.org. 3. Buchowski MS, Sun M. Nutrition in minority elders: current problems and future directions. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1996;7(3):184-209. 4. Thomas DJ, Thomas J. Black male physicians at risk. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1993;4(1):1-5. 5. Lewis CE, Raczynski JM, Oberman A, Cutter GR. Risk factors and the natural history of coronary heart disease in blacks. Cardiovasc Clin 1991;21(3):29-45. 6. Andrews JO, Graham-Garcia J, Raines TL. Heart disease mortality in women: racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2001;15(3):83-7. 7. Byrd WM, Clayton LA. The 'slave health deficit'. Racism and health outcomes. Health PAC Bull 1991;21(2):25-8. 8. Harris T, Cook EF, Kannel WB, Goldman L. Proportional hazards analysis of risk factors for coronary heart disease in individuals aged 65 or older. The Framingham Heart Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 1988;36(11):1023-8. 9. Neill WA, Branch LG, De Jong G, et al. Cardiac disability. The impact of coronary heart disease on patients' daily activities. Arch Intern Med 1985;145(9):1642-7. 10. Lillie-Blanton M, Rushing OE, Ruiz S, Mayberry R, and L Boone. Racial/Ethnic differences in cardiac care: The weight of the evidence. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. October 2002. 11. National Center for Chronic Disease Control and Prevention. Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke. Atlanta, GA: CDC, 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_heartdisease/ Back to Top References for Kidney Disease 1. Tierney WM, Harris LE, Copley JB, Luft FC. Effect of hypertension and type II diabetes on renal function in an urban population. Am J Hypertens 1990;3(1):69-75. 2. U.S. Renal Data System, USRDS 2004 Annual Data Report: Atlas of End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States,National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, 2004. Available at http:// www.usrds.org 3. Feldman HI, Klag MJ, Chiapella AP, Whelton PK. End-stage renal disease in US minority groups. Am J Kidney Dis 1992;19(5):397-410. 4. Smith SR, Svetkey LP, Dennis VW. Racial differences in the incidence and progression of renal diseases. Kidney Int 1991;40(5):815-22. 5. Brancati FL, Whittle JC, Whelton PK, Seidler AJ, Klag MJ. The excess incidence of diabetic end-stage renal disease among blacks. A population-based study of potential explanatory factors. JAMA 1992;268(21):3079-84. Back to Top References for Minority Physicians 1. Fryer GE, Jr., Green LA, Vojir CP, et al. Hispanic versus white, non-Hispanic physician medical practices in Colorado. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2001;12(3):342-51. 2. Komaromy M, Grumbach K, Drake M, et al. The role of black and Hispanic physicians in providing health care for underserved populations. N Engl J Med 1996;334(20):1305-10. 3. Xu G, Fields SK, Laine C, Veloski JJ, Barzansky B, Martini CJ. The relationship between the race/ethnicity of generalist physicians and their care for underserved populations. Am J Public Health 1997;87(5):817-22. Back to Top References for Nutrition 1. Buchowski MS, Sun M. Nutrition in minority elders: current problems and future directions. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1996;7(3):184-209. 2. Roe DA. Effects of drugs on vitamin needs. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1992;669:156-63; discussion 63-4. 3. Piane G. A comparison of the effect of a hypertension education program among black and white participants. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1990;1(2):243-53. 4. Troiano RP, Flegal KM, Kuczmarski RJ, Campbell SM, Johnson CL. Overweight prevalence and trends for children and adolescents. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1963 to 1991. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1995;149(10):1085-91. 5. Kuczmarski RJ, Flegal KM, Campbell SM, Johnson CL. Increasing prevalence of overweight among US adults. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991. Jama 1994;272(3):205-11. 6. Crespo CJ, Keteyian SJ, Heath GW, Sempos CT. Leisure-time physical activity among US adults. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Arch Intern Med 1996;156(1):93-8. 7. Amercian Heart Association (AHA). Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2004 Update. Dallas, Texas: AHA, 2004. americanheart.org. 8. Weise Prinzo Z, de Benoist B. Meeting the challenges of micronutrient deficiencies in emergency-affected populations. Proc Nutr Soc 2002;61(2):251-7. 9. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CD-ROM (1984-1995, 1998) and Public Use Data Tape (2002), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 2000, 2003 Back to Top References for Organ Donations 1. Yoshida EM, Partovi N, Ross PL, Landsberg DN, Shapiro RJ, Chung SW. Racial differences between solid organ transplant donors and recipients in British Columbia: a five-year retrospective analysis. Transplantation 1999;67(10):1324-9. 2. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Kidney Kaplan-Meier Median Wait Times for Registrations Listed 1997-2002. Based on OPTN Data as of July 29, 2005. http://www.optn.org/latestData/rptStrat.asp 3. Shih FJ, Lai MK, Lin MH, et al. Impact of cadaveric organ donation on Taiwanese donor families during the first 6 months after donation. Psychosom Med 2001;63(1):69-78. Back to Top References for Tuberculosis 1. World Health Organization(WHO). Tuberculosis Fact Sheet. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, April 2005. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets   2. http://www.stoptb.org 3. Zevallos M, Justman JE. Tuberculosis in the elderly. Clin Geriatr Med 2003;19(1):121-38. 4. Prevention and control of tuberculosis in facilities providing long-term care to the elderly. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee for Elimination of Tuberculosis. MMWR Recomm Rep 1990;39(RR-10):7-13. 5. Morris CD. Pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly: a different disease? Thorax 1990;45(12):912-3. 6. CDC. Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2003. Atlanta This research was supported by a National Library of Medicine (NLM) Publication Grant #5G08 LM07653-02 in support of the creation of a web site titled Factline: Tracking Health in Underserved Communities, www.factline.org. Saqi S. Maleque, MSPH, Researcher, Principal Investigator: Virginia Brennan, PhD.