Cardiovascular diseases mortality in Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico and US Hispanic populations

Prevention and Control

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 63-71

  Durazo Arvizu, Ramón ^a   Barquera, Simón ^b   Franco, Manuel ^c   Lazo, Mariana ^c   Seuc, Armando ^d   Orduñez, Pedro ^e   Palloni, Alberto ^f   Cooper, Richard S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d National Institute of Angiology and Vascular Surgery   (Cuba)

^e Hospital Universitario Dr Gustavo Aldereguia Lima   (Cuba)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Country of origin; Hispanic health; Mortality; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DEATH; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MORTALITY; NEGRO; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUERTO RICO; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STROKE; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 33845591154     PISSN: 15732088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precon.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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