Population
Residents of Newark, NJ, in 1973 with documented acute myocardial infarction or dead on arrival from…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Higher coronary DOA rates in blacks may explain apparent AMI incidence gaps; hypothesis-generating for disparity mechanisms and prevention.
The apparent lower crude incidence of AMI in urban blacks is attributable to a younger population demographic and higher out-of-hospital coronary death rates compared to whites.
Allen B. Weisse (1977) studied this question.
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