Age-Specific Racial Disparities in Mortality From Infancy to Older Adulthood: A Life Course Perspective

Kiarri N. Kershaw*, Jane Rafferty, Lucia C. Petito, Sadiya S. Khan

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Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)854-855
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume78
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 24 2021

Funding

Dr Kershaw has received grant funding from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health outside of the work presented here. Dr Petito has received research support from Omron Healthcare. Dr Khan has received grant funding from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health outside of the work presented here. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. The authors acknowledge and honor James S. Jackson’s mentorship, collegiality, and vision. Dr Jackson’s work highlighting the cumulative impact of stressors on racial disparities in mortality at different points in the life course was the inspiration for this paper. Dr Kershaw has received grant funding from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health outside of the work presented here. Dr Petito has received research support from Omron Healthcare. Dr Khan has received grant funding from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health outside of the work presented here. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. The authors acknowledge and honor James S. Jackson's mentorship, collegiality, and vision. Dr Jackson's work highlighting the cumulative impact of stressors on racial disparities in mortality at different points in the life course was the inspiration for this paper.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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