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Review
. 1995 Sep-Oct;62(5):285-92.
doi: 10.3949/ccjm.62.5.285.

Coronary heart disease in African Americans: primary and secondary prevention

L T Clark  1 , O Emerole
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Review

Coronary heart disease in African Americans: primary and secondary prevention

L T Clark et al. Cleve Clin J Med. 1995 Sep-Oct.
Free article

Abstract

Coronary heart disease develops sooner in African Americans than in whites and causes a higher rate of mortality. Because multiple risk factors and risk factor clustering are common, efforts at primary and secondary prevention in this population need to address the total risk-factor profile.

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