Demographic and biologic influences on survival in whites and blacks: 40 Years of follow-up in the Charleston heart study

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Nietert, Paul J ^a   Sutherland, Susan E ^b   Keil, Julian E ^a   Bachman, David L ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Memorial Mission Hospital   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33746863289     PISSN: 14759276     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-5-8     Document Type: Article

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