Cardiovascular disease risk factors among women veterans at VA medical facilities

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Vimalananda, Varsha G ^a,b   Miller, Donald R ^a,c   Christiansen, Cindy L ^a,c   Wang, Wenyu ^a   Tremblay, Patricia ^a   Fincke, B Graeme ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Veterans; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY SERVICE; OBESITY; RACE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84892915031     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2381-9     Document Type: Article

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