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. 2022 Oct 6:19:E63.
doi: 10.5888/pcd19.220081.

Differences in Geographic Patterns of Absolute and Relative Black-White Disparities in Stroke Mortality in the United States

Aspen Flynn  1 , Adam S Vaughan  1 , Michele Casper  2
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Differences in Geographic Patterns of Absolute and Relative Black-White Disparities in Stroke Mortality in the United States

Aspen Flynn et al. Prev Chronic Dis. .
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Absolute and relative Black–White disparities in stroke death rates for people aged 35 to 64 years, 2019 (Map A), and stroke death rates for Black populations and White populations for people aged 35 to 64 years, 2019 (Map B). Source: National Center for Health Statistics.
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