Prevalence of and risk factors for subclinical cardiovascular disease in selected US Hispanic ethnic groups

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 962-969

  Allison, Matthew A ^a   Budoff, Matthew J ^b   Wong, Nathan D ^c   Blumenthal, Roger S ^d   Schreiner, Pamela J ^e   Criqui, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular diseases; Ethnic groups; Hispanic Americans; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; THORACIC AORTA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42049101185     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm402     Document Type: Article

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