The legacy of slavery and contemporary declines in heart disease mortality in the U.S. South

The legacy of slavery and contemporary declines in heart disease mortality in the U.S. South

Background: This study aims to characterize the role of county-specific legacy of slavery in patterning temporal (i.e., 1968–2014), and geographic (i.e., Southern counties) declines in heart disease mortality. In this context, the U.S. has witnessed dramatic declines in heart disease mortality since...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Kramer, Nyesha C. Black, Stephen A. Matthews, Sherman A. James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Subjects:
Heart diseases
Slavery
Race
Geography
Mortality decline
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827317300460

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