Contribution of Major Diseases to Disparities in Mortality
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- 14 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 347 (20), 1585-1592
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa012979
Abstract
Mortality from all causes is higher for persons with fewer years of education and for blacks, but it is unknown which diseases contribute most to these disparities.Keywords
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