American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 109, Issue 4 , Pages 521-526, 15 February 2012

Cardiovascular Disease and Risk in Primary Care Settings in the United States

  • Chima D. Ndumele, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Program in Public Health, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 617-947-0205; fax: 401-863-3489
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  • Heather J. Baer, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Shimon Shaykevich, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Leroi S. Hicks, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hospital Medicine, UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, Massachusetts
    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, Massachusetts

Received 3 August 2011; received in revised form 29 September 2011; accepted 29 September 2011. published online 24 November 2011.

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 Mr. Ndumele was supported by Grant 1 R25 GM083270 (IMSD) from the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, during the conduct of this research. Dr. Hicks was supported by the Health Disparities Program of Harvard Catalyst, Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (National Institutes of Health Grant 1 UL1 RR 025758-01 and financial contributions from participating institutions). Dr. Baer was supported by a Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01 HS019789-01) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Hicks is a member of the Board of Directors to Health Resources in Action, Boston, Massachusets.

PII: S0002-9149(11)03040-2

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.09.047

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 109, Issue 4 , Pages 521-526, 15 February 2012

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