The epidemiology of coronary heart disease and stroke in African- American elders

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 21-31

  Gillum, Richard F ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY RISK; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 0030665693     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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