Disparities in cholesterol screening: Falling short of a national health objective

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 517-522

  Brown, David W ^a   Giles, Wayne H ^a   Greenlund, Kurt J ^a   Croft, Janet B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Coronary disease; Mass screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0035699434     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0928     Document Type: Article

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