Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in multiple risk factors for heart disease and stroke - United States, 2003

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 113-117

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ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13744260109     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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