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Reid, John D.; And Others – Phylon, 1977
Blacks have made enormous progress since the beginning of this century in improving their health and survival rates. In years of survival they are overtaking the more favored whites, but this has been accomplished largely by similar reductions of death rates at each age and from most causes. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Disease Incidence, Diseases

Reid, John D.; Lee, Everett S. – Phylon, 1977
The consensus that emerged from the W. E. B. DuBois Conference on Black Health, held at Atlanta University in December of 1976 was that we are in the midst of a period of stagnation in regard to the improvement of black health. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Influences, Blacks, Conference Reports