Ethnic disparities in cardiovascular health

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 838-840

  Ofili, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Health; Ethnic Disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BLACKS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEGROID RACE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035462324     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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