Disparities in premature deaths from heart disease - 50 States and the District of Columbia, 2001

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 121-125

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

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