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Stress and the Mental Health of Populations of Color: Advancing Our Understanding of Race-related Stressors by Williams, David R.

“…This article provides an overview of research on race-related stressors that can affect the mental health of socially disadvantaged racial and ethnic…”
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COVID-19 and Health Equity—A New Kind of “Herd Immunity” by Williams, David R, Cooper, Lisa A

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Understanding Associations Among Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Patterns and Prospects by Williams, David R., Priest, Naomi, Anderson, Norman B.

“…Race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) are social categories that capture differential exposure to conditions of life that have health consequences…”
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The social determinants of health: coming of age by Braveman, Paula, Egerter, Susan, Williams, David R

“…In the United States, awareness is increasing that medical care alone cannot adequately improve health overall or reduce health disparities without also…”
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Discrimination, other psychosocial stressors, and self-reported sleep duration and difficulties by Slopen, Natalie, Williams, David R

“…To advance understanding of the relationship between discrimination and sleep duration and difficulties, with consideration of multiple dimensions of…”
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Discrimination and racial disparities in health: evidence and needed research by Williams, David R., Mohammed, Selina A.

“…This paper provides a review and critique of empirical research on perceived discrimination and health. The patterns of racial disparities in health suggest…”
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Race, socioeconomic status, and health: Complexities, ongoing challenges, and research opportunities by Williams, David R., Mohammed, Selina A., Leavell, Jacinta, Collins, Chiquita

“…This paper provides an overview of racial variations in health and shows that differences in socioeconomic status (SES) across racial groups are a major…”
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Progressive supranuclear palsy: clinicopathological concepts and diagnostic challenges by Williams, David R, FRACP, Lees, Andrew J, FRCP

“…Summary Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a clinical syndrome comprising supranuclear palsy, postural instability, and mild dementia…”
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States: What the Patterns Tell Us by Braveman, Paula A, Cubbin, Catherine, Egerter, Susan, Williams, David R, Pamuk, Elsie

“…We aimed to describe socioeconomic disparities in the United States across multiple health indicators and socioeconomic groups. Using recent national data on 5…”
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The past and future role of conservation science in saving biodiversity by Williams, David R, Balmford, Andrew, Wilcove, David S

“…Global biodiversity losses continue despite tremendous growth in the volume of conservation science and many local successes. Research that can achieve…”
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Correlates of cortisol in human hair: implications for epidemiologic studies on health effects of chronic stress by Wosu, Adaeze C., MPH, Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur, PhD, Shields, Alexandra E., PhD, Williams, David R., PhD, Williams, Michelle A., ScD

“…Abstract Assessment of cortisol concentrations in hair is one of the latest innovations for measuring long-term cortisol exposure. We performed a systematic…”
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How can higher-yield farming help to spare nature? by Phalan, Ben, Green, Rhys E., Dicks, Lynn V., Dotta, Graziela, Feniuk, Claire, Lamb, Anthony, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Williams, David R., zu Ermgassen, Erasmus K. H. J., Balmford, Andrew

“…Mechanisms to link yield increases with conservation Expansion of land area used for agriculture is a leading cause of biodiversity loss and greenhouse gas…”
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Cross-national analysis of the associations among mental disorders and suicidal behavior: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys by Nock, Matthew K, Hwang, Irving, Sampson, Nancy, Kessler, Ronald C, Angermeyer, Matthias, Beautrais, Annette, Borges, Guilherme, Bromet, Evelyn, Bruffaerts, Ronny, de Girolamo, Giovanni, de Graaf, Ron, Florescu, Silvia, Gureje, Oye, Haro, Josep Maria, Hu, Chiyi, Huang, Yueqin, Karam, Elie G, Kawakami, Norito, Kovess, Viviane, Levinson, Daphna, Posada-Villa, Jose, Sagar, Rajesh, Tomov, Toma, Viana, Maria Carmen, Williams, David R

“…Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Mental disorders are among the strongest predictors of suicide; however, little is known about which disorders…”
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How Does the Critical Torus Instability Height Vary with the Solar Cycle? by James, Alexander W., Green, Lucie M., Barnes, Graham, van Driel-Gesztelyi, Lidia, Williams, David R.

“…Abstract The ideal magnetohydrodynamic torus instability can drive the eruption of coronal mass ejections. The critical threshold of magnetic field strength…”
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Associations Between Purpose in Life and Mortality by SES by Shiba, Koichiro, Kubzansky, Laura D., Williams, David R., VanderWeele, Tyler J., Kim, Eric S.

“…Having a higher purpose in life has been linked to favorable health outcomes. However, little research has examined whether the purpose–health association…”
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Psychological resilience: an update on definitions, a critical appraisal, and research recommendations by Denckla, Christy A., Cicchetti, Dante, Kubzansky, Laura D., Seedat, Soraya, Teicher, Martin H., Williams, David R., Koenen, Karestan C.

“…Background: The ability to resist adverse outcomes, or demonstrate resilience after exposure to trauma is a thriving field of study. Yet ongoing debate…”
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Clean and Contain: Initial Development of a Measure of Infection Prevention Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Toussaint, Loren L, Cheadle, Alyssa D, Fox, Jesse, Williams, David R

“…Abstract Background The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offer behavioral guidance to prevent the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19…”
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Mixed pathologies including chronic traumatic encephalopathy account for dementia in retired association football (soccer) players by Ling, Helen, Morris, Huw R., Neal, James W., Lees, Andrew J., Hardy, John, Holton, Janice L., Revesz, Tamas, Williams, David D. R.

“…In retired professional association football (soccer) players with a past history of repetitive head impacts, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a…”
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Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys by Kessler, Ronald C., McLaughlin, Katie A., Green, Jennifer Greif, Gruber, Michael J., Sampson, Nancy A., Zaslavsky, Alan M., Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Alhamzawi, Ali Obaid, Alonso, Jordi, Angermeyer, Matthias, Benjet, Corina, Bromet, Evelyn, Chatterji, Somnath, de Girolamo, Giovanni, Demyttenaere, Koen, Fayyad, John, Florescu, Silvia, Gal, Gilad, Gureje, Oye, Haro, Josep Maria, Hu, Chi-yi, Karam, Elie G., Kawakami, Norito, Lee, Sing, Lépine, Jean-Pierre, Ormel, Johan, Posada-Villa, José, Sagar, Rajesh, Tsang, Adley, Üstün, T. Bedirhan, Vassilev, Svetlozar, Viana, Maria Carmen, Williams, David R.

“…Although significant associations of childhood adversities with adult mental disorders are widely documented, most studies focus on single childhood…”
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Morphology and topography of retinal pericytes in the living mouse retina using in vivo adaptive optics imaging and ex vivo characterization by Schallek, Jesse, Geng, Ying, Nguyen, HoanVu, Williams, David R

“…To noninvasively image retinal pericytes in the living eye and characterize NG2-positive cell topography and morphology in the adult mouse retina. Transgenic…”
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