The strong heart study a study of cardiovascular disease in American Indians: Design and methods

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 1141-1155

  Lee, Elisa T ^a   Welty, Thomas K ^b   Fabsitz, Richard ^c   Cowan, Linda D ^a   Le, Ngoc Anh ^d   Oopik, Arvo J ^e   Cucchiara, Andrew J ^a   Savage, Peter J ^c   Howard, Barbara V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Mediantic Research Institute   (United States)

^e FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Indians, North American; Mortality

Indexed keywords

APOPROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025690158     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115757     Document Type: Article

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