Racial/ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk factors among women veterans

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Rose, Danielle E ^a   Farmer, Melissa M ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Washington, Donna L ^a,c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Ethnicity; Race; Risk factors; Women veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TOBACCO USE; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892914500     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2309-9     Document Type: Article

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