Prevalence, detection, and management of cardiovascular risk factors in different ethnic groups in South London

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 555-563

  Cappuccio, Francesco P ^a   Cook, Derek G ^a   Atkinson, Richard W ^a   Strazzullo, Pasquale ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Diabetes; Ethnic group; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031452140     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.6.555     Document Type: Article

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