| Mortality in Hartford, Connecticut: a comparison with the South Bronx, New York. | |
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PMID: 9762649 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Very high mortality rates have been reported in large inner-city areas such as the South Bronx and Harlem in New York City, but also may occur in smaller US urban areas. Using published death rates for the South Bronx as the standard, the standardized mortality ratio was slightly lower than 1.00 for Hartford, Connecticut (population 139,739 in 1990), but more than 1.00 for three impoverished Hartford census tracts that contained public housing projects. Compared with the South Bronx, death rates in Hartford were lower for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), injury-homicide, and alcohol-drugs, but higher for hypertension-stroke (in all three tracts) and cancer (in two of the three tracts). Variations in patterns of causes of death among impoverished US urban areas have implications for planning epidemiologic studies and targeting interventions. |
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Authors:
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A P Polednak |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine Volume: 75 ISSN: 1099-3460 ISO Abbreviation: J Urban Health Publication Date: 1998 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-12-09 Completed Date: 1998-12-09 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9809909 Medline TA: J Urban Health Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 550-7 Citation Subset: IM; X |
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Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford 06134, USA. |
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Adult Aged Alcoholism / mortality Cause of Death Cerebrovascular Disorders / mortality Connecticut / epidemiology Epidemiologic Methods Female HIV Infections / mortality Health Planning Homicide / statistics & numerical data Humans Hypertension / mortality Intervention Studies Male Middle Aged Mortality* Neoplasms / mortality New York City / epidemiology Poverty Public Housing / statistics & numerical data Substance-Related Disorders / mortality Urban Health / statistics & numerical data* Urban Population / statistics & numerical data Wounds and Injuries / mortality |
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