Eliminating disparities in cardiovascular health: Six strategic imperatives and a framework for action

Circulation

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1332-1336

  Mensah, George A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Ethnic groups; Population; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15244350237     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000158134.24860.91     Document Type: Conference Paper

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