Geographic Variation in Stroke Mortality in Blacks and Whites in the United States
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 28 (8) , 1639-1647
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.28.8.1639
Abstract
Background and Purpose We sought to determine whether the “Stroke Belt” has continued to shift and to assess variation in geographic patterns by age, sex, and race. Methods Mortality data for Healt...Keywords
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