Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 617-628 , August 2010

Socioeconomic and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Risk In the United States, 2001–2006

  • Arun S. Karlamangla, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Arun S. Karlamangla, PhD, MD, UCLA Geriatrics, 10945 Le Conte 2339, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Tel.: 310-825-8253; Fax: 310-794-2199.
    • ,
  • Sharon Stein Merkin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
    • ,
  • Eileen M. Crimmins, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California
    • ,
  • Teresa E. Seeman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles

Received 21 November 2009 ,Accepted 18 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.05.003

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 617-628 , August 2010

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