Hispanic paradox in biological risk profiles

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1305-1310

  Crimmins, Eileen M ^a   Kim, Jung Ki ^a   Alley, Dawn E ^b   Karlamangla, Arun ^c   Seeman, Teresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; NUTRITION; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548432236     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.091892     Document Type: Article

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