Analysis of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors for European-American and African-American populations in the state of Pennsylvania 2005-2009

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-72

  Long, Yong ^a,b   Gracely, Edward J ^a,c   Newschaffer, Craig J ^a   Liu, Longjian ^a,c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84871031178     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.08.045     Document Type: Article

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