Notably higher rates of vascular risk factors and dementia among African Americans in South Carolina: opportunities for public health intervention
Laditka, J.N.; Laditka, S.B.; Cornman, C.B.; Porter, C.N.; Davis, D.R.; Mintzer, J.
Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association 104(7): 219-222
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-3139 PMID: 19058734 Document Number: 616835
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