Relationships between obesity and cardiovascular diseases in four southern states and Colorado

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 61-72

  Akil, Luma ^a   Anwar Ahmad, H ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; High blood pressure; Myocardial infarction; Neural network; Obesity; Regression; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855234564     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0166     Document Type: Article

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