Cardiovascular disease risk factors in 2 distinct ethnic groups: Indian and Pakistani compared with American premenopausal women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 621-631

  Kamath, Savitri K ^a   Hussain, Erum A ^b   Amin, Daxa ^b   Mortillaro, Erica ^b   West, Barbara ^b   Peterson, Charles T ^b   Aryee, Faustina ^b   Murillo, Genoveva ^b   Alekel, D Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Americans; Body composition; Cardiovascular disease; Dietary intake; Ethnicity; Indians; Lipids; Lipoproteins; Pakistanis; Premenopausal women; Regional fat distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0032961760     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.4.621     Document Type: Article

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