Prevalence of coronary heart disease risk factors and screening for high cholesterol levels among young adults, united states, 1999-2006

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-333

  Kuklina, Elena V ^a   Yoon, Paula W ^a   Keenan, Nora L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955155398     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1137     Document Type: Article

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