The Association between Birthplace and Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes among Black and White Residents of New York City
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- 21 November 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 335 (21), 1545-1551
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199611213352101
Abstract
Life expectancy is shorter and mortality from cardiovascular disease higher among blacks than among whites in the United States. We studied whether place of birth was associated with mortality from cardiovascular causes among non-Hispanic black and white residents of New York City.Keywords
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