Disparities in hypertension-related mortality among selected hispanic subgroups and non-hispanic white women ages 45 years and older - United States, 1995-1996 and 2001-2002

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 434-440

  Zambrana, Ruth Enid ^a   Ayala, Carma ^b   Pokras, Olivia Carter ^a   Minaya, Jasmin ^b   Mensah, George A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hispanics Latinos; Hypertension; Mortality; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STATISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 35348982452     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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