Racial and socioeconomic disparities in arterial stiffness and intima media thickness among adolescents

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 807-813

  Thurston, Rebecca C ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiovascular disease; Intima media thickening; Pulse wave velocity; Race; Socioeconomic position; Socioeconomic status (SES); USA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60249096006     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.029     Document Type: Article

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