Abstract:BackgroundDespite progress, disparities in Alzheimer ’s Disease (AD) research participation continue to be a problem. Underrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic groups can result from several factors, including narrow recruitment strategies and strict exclusion criteria, and hinders our understanding of AD. We examined racial/ethnic differences in recruitment and screen failure in the Harvard Aging Brain Study (HABS), a longitudinal observational study, to elucidate these discrepancies.MethodWe analyzed H… Show more
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