Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among ethnic groups: Results from the Health Surveys for England

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Zaninotto, P ^a   Mindell, J ^a   Hirani, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Ethnicity; Risk factors for CVD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; IRELAND; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 35248875179     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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