The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 7 , Pages 625-630 , July 2010

Disparities in Rates of Acute MI Hospitalization and Coronary Procedures on the US-Mexico Border

  • Richard Frank Gillum, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Richard Frank Gillum, MD, c/o Dr. T.O, Obisesan, Howard University College of Medicine, Towers Building, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Room 5009, Washington, DC 20060
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  • Juan R. Albertorio-Díaz, MA

      Affiliations

    • London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, UK
    • ,
  • Joseph S. Alpert, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors had no conflicts of interest. One author (JSA) received honoraria of <$5000 for consulting not related to this work from Sanofi-Aventis, Merck, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Pfizer, Astra-Zeneca, McNeill, Organon, Berlex, Novartis, Ciba-Geigy, Exeter CME, and the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00169-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.01.018

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 7 , Pages 625-630 , July 2010

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