Abstract:Background:
Discrimination, a form of chronic psychological stress, is related to certain chronic health conditions such as poor physical health and hypertension. However, little is known about the associations of everyday discrimination with risk of myocardial infarction.
Methods and Results:
We assessed the association between everyday discrimination (discrimination) and myocardial infarction (MI) using a prospective, nested case control study of 548 … Show more
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