Differences in biological risk factors for cardiovascular disease between three ethnic groups in the Whitehall II study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 279-286

  Whitty, Christopher J M ^a,b   Brunner, Eric J ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^a   Hemingway, Harry ^a,c   Marmot, Michael G ^a  

^a Intl Centre for Health and Society   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Kensington Chelsea Westminster H ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afro Caribbean; Asian; Epidemiologic studies; Ethnic group; Hypertension; Lipids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAUCASIAN; CORONARY RISK; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0032963818     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(98)00239-1     Document Type: Article

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