Will black men take more preventative care services if they are randomly assigned to a black doctor?

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Will black men take more preventative care services if they are randomly assigned to a black doctor?
They recruited men from barbershops and flea markets around Oakland. About 600 agreed to go to a clinic for a checkup.
The study found that black men assigned to a black doctor did accept more preventative services. And not by a little — by a lot.
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