Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 80-88 , March 2005

The association between educational level and risk of cardiovascular disease fatality among women with cardiovascular disease

  • JiWon R. Lee, MS, RD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Furcy Paultre, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Lori Mosca, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Lori Mosca, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 622 West 168th Street, PH 10-203B, New York, NY 10032.

Received 14 October 2003 ,Revised 27 February 2004 ,Accepted 12 November 2004.

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Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 80-88 , March 2005

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