GSA 2024 Abstract

IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL RACISM ON COGNITIVE DECLINE

By Talha Ali, Joshua Cohen, Owais Gilani, Belinda L. Needham, Darya Dokshina

Abstract

Black individuals are twice as likely as White individuals to develop cognitive impairment. However, little empirical research has investigated the sources underlying these racial disparities.

The paper

Talha Ali, Joshua Cohen, Owais Gilani, Belinda L. Needham, Darya Dokshina

Tufts University; University of Michigan

GSA 2024 Abstract, 31 Dec 2024, CC BY

Presented at GSA 2024

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.0622

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