Historical Slavery and Modern-Day Stroke Mortality in the United States Stroke Belt

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¹ From the Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY (C.E.); Department of Public Health, University of West Florida, Pensacola (D.I.T.); Departments of Public Health (M.G.) and Neurology (B.O.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. CEsenwa@Montefiore.org.
² From the Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY (C.E.); Department of Public Health, University of West Florida, Pensacola (D.I.T.); Departments of Public Health (M.G.) and Neurology (B.O.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

Charles Esenwa et al. Stroke. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb;49(2):465-469.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.020169. Epub 2018 Jan 15.

¹ From the Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY (C.E.); Department of Public Health, University of West Florida, Pensacola (D.I.T.); Departments of Public Health (M.G.) and Neurology (B.O.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. CEsenwa@Montefiore.org.
² From the Department of Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY (C.E.); Department of Public Health, University of West Florida, Pensacola (D.I.T.); Departments of Public Health (M.G.) and Neurology (B.O.), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

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Keywords: African Americans; cardiovascular diseases; mortality; slavery; stroke.

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