Risk factors for Coronary heart disease among Navajo Indians: Findings from the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Mendlein, James M ^a   Freedman, David S ^a   Peter, Douglas G ^b   Allen, Beulah ^c   Percy, Christopher A ^d   Ballew, Carol ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a   White, Linda L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Tsaile Health Center   (United States)

^d Shiprock Service Unit ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Boyd weight; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Lipids

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030777153     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.10.2099s     Document Type: Article

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