Black-white differences in avoidable mortality in the USA, 1980-2005

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 715-721

  Macinko, J ^a   Elo, I T ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORTALITY; RACE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69749090513     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.081141     Document Type: Article

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