Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
The occurrence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States was evaluated using national multiple cause-of-death data and medical information obtained from state health departments. Twelve CJD deaths were identified for 1981 through 2002, and the average annual age-adjusted death rate was 0.47 per million population. This rate was significantly lower than that for whites and similar to the rate for African Americans.
Medical subject headings
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome
- Indians, North American
- Inuit