Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in homeless adults

Circulation

Volumn 111, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 2629-2635

  Lee, Tony C ^b   Hanlon, John G ^b   Ben David, Jessica ^a   Booth, Gillian L ^a,b   Cantor, Warren J ^a,b   Connelly, Philip W ^b   Hwang, Stephen W ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Homeless persons; Hypertension; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 19644387907     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.510826     Document Type: Article

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