Differences in prevalence of and risk factors for subclinical vascular disease among black and white participants in the cardiovascular health study

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 283-293

  Kuller, Lewis ^a   Fisher, Lloyd ^b   McClelland, Robyn ^b   Fried, Linda ^c   Cushman, Mary ^d   Jackson, Sharon ^e   Manolio, Teri ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Cardiovasc Hlth Stud Coord Ctr   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Race; Risk factors; Subclinical disease

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0031809188     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.18.2.283     Document Type: Article

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