Caregiving and cardiovascular disease risk factors in male and female Luo elders from Kenya

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-410

  Horwitz, Shawn ^a   Yogo, Jaja ^a   Juma, Elizabeth ^b   Ice, Gillian H ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular disease; Caregiving; HIV AIDS; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; ORPHAN; RISK FACTOR; SEX DETERMINATION; VIRAL DISEASE;

KENYA; NYANZA;

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; METABOLISM; NEGRO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SYSTOLE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAREGIVERS; CHOLESTEROL; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 69249220218     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460902845720     Document Type: Article

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