Increased mortality in African Americans with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-72

  Davis, Kala K ^a   Lilienfeld, David E ^a   Doyle, Ramona L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gender; Mortality; Pulmonary hypertension; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949159708     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31177-9     Document Type: Article

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