Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Arab Americans Living in Metropolitan Washington, DC

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Shara, Nawar M ^a   Carter, Elizabeth A ^a   Abu Bader, Soleman ^b   Deshields, Antonio ^c   Fokar, Ali ^a   Howard, Barbara V ^a  

^a MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Georgetown Preparatory School   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab American; Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052498434     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-010-0096-6     Document Type: Review

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