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Eliminating racial disparities in dementia risk by equalizing education quality: A sensitivity analysis

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  • Liu, Chelsea
  • Murchland, Audrey R.
  • VanderWeele, Tyler J.
  • Blacker, Deborah

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Higher risk of dementia among racial/ethnic minorities compared to White populations in the U.S. has been attributed to life-course exposures to adverse conditions such as lower educational attainment, but most studies have not considered additional disparities in education quality. We sought to determine the extent to which disparities in dementia would be reduced had different racial groups received the same quality of education, with no change to present disparities in educational attainment.

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  • Liu, Chelsea & Murchland, Audrey R. & VanderWeele, Tyler J. & Blacker, Deborah, 2022. "Eliminating racial disparities in dementia risk by equalizing education quality: A sensitivity analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 312(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:312:y:2022:i:c:s0277953622006530
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115347
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