Race and Genetic Ancestry in Medicine—A Time for Reckoning With Racism. Issue 7 (July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Borrell, Luisa N.; Elhawary, Jennifer R.; Fuentes-Afflick, Elena; Witonsky, Jonathan; Bhakta, Nirav; Wu, Alan H. B.; Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten; Rodríguez-Santana, José R.; Lenoir, Michael A.; Gavin, James R.; Kittles, Rick A.; Zaitlen, Noah A.; Wilkes, David S.; Powe, Neil R.; Ziv, Elad; Burchard, Esteban G.
• Is Part Of: Obstetrical & gynecological survey. Volume 76:Issue 7(2021)
• Page Start: 395
• Page End: 397
• Publication Date: 2021-07
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Gynecology -- Periodicals; Generative organs, Female -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 618
• DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000767204.20020.0e
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-7828

Abstract

Abstract : (Abstracted from N Engl J Med 2021;384:474–480) This article published in The New England Journal of Medicine emphasizes the importance of including race and ethnicity in biomedical research and clinical practice. These variables are important in the consideration of epidemiologic information, including social determinants of health such as racism and discrimination, socioeconomic position, and environmental exposures.