Acute myocardial infarction in Newark, NJ: A study of racial incidence
AB Weisse, PD Abiuso, IS Thind - Archives of Internal Medicine, 1977 - jamanetwork.com
The incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among urban blacks appears to be
considerably less than that among whites. To evaluate this, all AMIs among Newark, NJ,
residents in 1973 were evaluated, using the 1970 census for calculating age, race, and sex-
specific rates. Death certificates of patients dead on arrival (DOA) from coronary heart
disease (total 517) were also evaluated. Two hundred seventy-three AMIs were
documented. Although crude rates per 100,000 population were higher for whites than for …
considerably less than that among whites. To evaluate this, all AMIs among Newark, NJ,
residents in 1973 were evaluated, using the 1970 census for calculating age, race, and sex-
specific rates. Death certificates of patients dead on arrival (DOA) from coronary heart
disease (total 517) were also evaluated. Two hundred seventy-three AMIs were
documented. Although crude rates per 100,000 population were higher for whites than for …
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