Uncovering the determinants of cardiovascular disease among indigenous people

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-210

  Brown, Alex D ^b   Morrissey, Michael J ^a   Sherwood, Juanita M ^b  

^a Northern NSW University   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Cardiovascular; Indigenous health; Methodology; Racism

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MORBIDITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33645796227     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850500485485     Document Type: Article

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