Women and Heart Disease An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality

Among women, mortality rates for heart disease (HD) are higher than the rates for all forms of cancer combined. This report, the revised 2nd ed., documents the geographical & ethnic disparities in the epidemic of HD among Amer. women. Provides info. to identify populations of women at greatest risk of HD & in greatest need of prevention efforts. County-level maps of HD are presented for women of the five largest racial & ethnic groups in the U.S. -- Amer. Indians & Alaska Natives, Asians & Pacific Islanders, Blacks, Hispanics, & Whites. Includes maps that depict geographic patterns of local economic & medical care resources, data on the social isolation of women, & population distribution for each racial & ethnic group.Casper, Michele L. is the author of 'Women and Heart Disease An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality', published 2000 under ISBN 9780756725204 and ISBN 0756725208.