Cutting cardiovascular risk in barbershops

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-330

  Main, Deborah S ^a   Whitley, Elizabeth M ^b   Rincon, Pedro Arévalo ^b   McGloin, Joe ^c   Hocker, Mark A ^b   Thomas, Stanley K ^b   Iwasaki, Patti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American populations; Cardiovascular disease; Community based health screening

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 72449134249     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jomh.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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