Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among individuals in low socioeconomic communities and homeless shelters

Family and Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 269-280

  Kim, Dae Hyun ^a   Daskalakis, Constantine ^b   Plumb, James D ^a   Adams, Suzanne ^a   Brawer, Rickie ^c   Orr, Nicole ^a   Hawthorne, Katie ^d   Toto, Erin Cunningham ^e   Whellan, David J ^a,f  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Biostatistics

^c Office to Advance Population Health

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Division of Cardiology

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Homeless persons; Risk factors; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949087479     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000336090.37280.2e     Document Type: Article

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