All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Three American Indian Populations, Aged 45-74 Years, 1984-1988: The Strong Heart Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 995-1008

  Lee, Elisa T ^a   Cowan, Linda D ^a   Welty, Thomas K ^b   Sievers, Maurice ^c   Howard, William James ^d   Oopik, Arvo ^h   Wang, Wenyu ^a   Yeh, Jeunliang ^a   Devereux, Richard B ^e   Rhoades, Everett R ^f   Fabsitz, Richard R ^g   Go, Oscar ^a   Howard, Barbara V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d Medlantic Research Institute   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Indians, North American; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY TRENDS; NATIVE AMERICANS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ARIZONA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORTH DAKOTA; OKLAHOMA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH DAKOTA;

USA, ARIZONA; USA, NORTH DAKOTA; USA, OKLAHOMA; USA, SOUTH DAKOTA;

EID: 0032101968     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009406     Document Type: Article

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