A call to action on Maori cardiovascular health

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 1197, 2004, Pages

  Bramley, Dale ^a   Riddell, Tania ^b   Crengle, Sue ^b   Curtis, Elana ^c   Harwood, Matire ^d,e   Nehua, Deidre ^f   Reid, Papaarangi ^g  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^d MRINZ   (New Zealand)

^e Whai Oranga O Tei Iwi ^*  (New Zealand)

^f Te Hotu Manawa Maori   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 4944248577     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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