Prevalence and social correlates of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Harlem

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 302-307

  Diez Roux, Ana V ^a,b,e   Northridge, Mary E ^c   Morabia, Alfredo ^d   Bassett, Mary T ^c   Shea, Steven ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Harlem Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

^c HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033018622     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.3.302     Document Type: Article

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