title: Grand challenge: understanding survival paradoxes in epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA ; Center for Health Disparities Research, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Jimmy T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Efird
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Wesley T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: O'Neal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Whitney L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University Greenville, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kypson