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“The Roseto effect diminished by the 1970s-1980s as the community became 'Americanized' -- Egolf et al. (1992) found that MI mortality rates in Roseto converged with Bangor's by 1975-1985, confirming Wolf's 1960s prediction.”
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Egolf, Lasker, Wolf & Potvin (1992), American Journal of Public Health 82(8):1089-1092DOI registry: valid
By 1971-1985, Roseto's heart disease mortality rates converged with Bangor's, as the community became more Americanized. The mortality rate increase involved mainly younger Rosetan men and elderly women.
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From 1965 to 1974, Roseto's MI mortality began to rise sharply, approaching Bangor's levels. The data confirmed the existence of consistent mortality differences during a time when there were many indicators of greater social solidarity and homogeneity in Roseto.
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