Invited commentary: Discrimination - An emerging target for reducing risk of cardiovascular disease?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1240-1243

  Albert, Michelle A ^a   Williams, David R ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; body weight changes; cardiovascular diseases; discrimination (psychology); intra abdominal fat; obesity, abdominal; stress, psychological; waist circumference

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK; OBESITY; PATHOGEN; RESEARCH WORK; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79957812608     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq514     Document Type: Article

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