Racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease risk factors: A systematic review

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-152

  Kurian, Anita K ^a,b,c   Cardarelli, Kathryn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Tarrant County Public Health Department   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; CVD risk factors; Health disparities; Heart disease

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; NEGRO; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SMOKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846925696     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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