United States Counties with Low Black Male Mortality Rates

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United States Counties with Low Black Male Mortality Rates Robert S. Levine, MD, George Rust, MD, Muktar Aliyu, MD, PhD, Maria Pisu, PhD, Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH, Irwin Goldzweig, MS, Paul Juarez, PhD, Baqar Husaini, PhD, Charles H. Hennekens, MD, DrPH The American Journal of Medicine Volume 126, Issue 1, Pages 76-80 (January 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.019 Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Geographic distribution of 66 US counties with low black male mortality rates. The American Journal of Medicine 2013 126, 76-80DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.019) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Age-adjusted (25-64 years) overall race-specific male mortality in the United States as a whole and in 66 US counties with low overall age-adjusted mortality among black men aged 25 to 64 years (1979-2007). The American Journal of Medicine 2013 126, 76-80DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.019) Copyright © 2013 Terms and Conditions