Duration of residence in the United States as a new risk factor for coronary artery disease (The Konkani Heart Study)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-361

  Mooteri, Shanthalaxmi N ^a   Petersen, Floyd ^a   Dagubati, Ramesh ^a   Pai, Ramdas G ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIGRATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842281508     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.09.044     Document Type: Article

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