Immigration disparities in cardiovascular disease risk factor awareness

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 918-925

  Langellier, Brent A ^a   Garza, Jeremiah R ^a   Glik, Deborah ^a   Prelip, Michael L ^a   Brookmeyer, Ron ^a   Roberts, Christian K ^b   Peters, Anne ^c   Ortega, Alexander N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871993735     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-011-9566-2     Document Type: Article

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