Neighborhood Disparities in Incident Hospitalized Myocardial Infarction in Four U.S. Communities: The ARIC Surveillance Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 867-874

  Rose, Kathryn M ^a   Suchindran, Chirayath M ^a   Foraker, Randi E ^a   Whitsel, Eric A ^a,b   Rosamond, Wayne D ^a   Heiss, Gerardo ^a   Wood, Joy L ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community Surveillance; Gender, Race; Myocardial Infarction; Neighborhood Income; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MISSISSIPPI; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70450221923     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.07.092     Document Type: Article

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