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. 1985 Apr;77(4):281–284.

The Epidemiology of Coronary Heart Disease in Blacks

Richard F Gillum
PMCID: PMC2561855  PMID: 3873545

Abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death among US blacks whose CHD mortality rates are among the highest in the world. Important to the advance of understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, and prevention of coronary heart disease is an examination of the epidemiology of coronary heart disease in blacks.

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