Small-area racial disparity in stroke mortality: an application of bayesian spatial hierarchical modeling.

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Published in Epidemiology on March 01, 2009

Authors

Eric C Tassone1, Lance A Waller, Michele L Casper

Author Affiliations

1: Emory University, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, [corrected] National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. erictassone@gmail.com

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