Neighborhood of Residence and Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease

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Authors

Ana V. Diez Roux · Columbia University

Sharon Stein Merkin · Columbia College

Donna K. Arnett · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lloyd E. Chambless · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mark W. Massing · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

F. Javier Nieto · Johns Hopkins University

Paul D. Sorlie

Abstract

Even after controlling for personal income, education, and occupation, we found that living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with an increased incidence of coronary heart disease.

Topics & Keywords

Health disparities and outcomes Urban Transport and Accessibility Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 345, Issue 2, pp. 99-106

DOI: 10.1056/nejm200107123450205

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