Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 867-874 , December 2009

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

  • Kathryn M. Rose, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kathryn M. Rose, PhD, Bank of America Center, 137 E Franklin St, Suite 306, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Tel: (919) 966-4596. Fax: (919) 966-9800.
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  • Chirayath M. Suchindran, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Randi E. Foraker, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Eric A. Whitsel, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Wayne D. Rosamond, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Gerardo Heiss, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Joy L. Wood, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Received 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.07.092

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 19, Issue 12 , Pages 867-874 , December 2009

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