Marital status, hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and death among African American women and men: Incidence and prevalence in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study participants

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1211-1229

  Schwandt, Hilary M ^a   Coresh, Josef ^a   Hindin, Michelle J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; cardiovascular disease; gender; marriage; mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955571751     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X10365487     Document Type: Article

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