Coronary artery disease in minority racial and ethnic groups in the United States

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 12-19

  Ferdinand, Keith C ^a,b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRAVASTATIN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344469000     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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