Racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in the United States workforce

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1165-1175

  Hertz, Robin P ^a   McDonald, Margaret ^a   Unger, Alan N ^b   Lustik, Michael B ^b  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

EID: 37349091585     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31814be9f9     Document Type: Article

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