Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Asian Americans: Results from a National Health Survey

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 718-723

  Ye, Jiali ^a   Rust, George ^a   Baltrus, Peter ^a   Daniels, Elvan ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Diabetes; Hypertension; Physical Inactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449097343     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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