Socioeconomic and demographic predictors of selected cardiovascular risk factors among adults living in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hosey, Gwendolyn M ^a   Samo, Marcus ^b   Gregg, Edward W ^a   Padden, Diane ^c   Bibb, Sandra Garmon ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b Department of Health and Social Affairs Federated States of Micronesia ^*  (Federated States of Micronesia)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease risk factors; Chronic disease; Health determinants; Health disparities; Micronesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICRONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84906967883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-895     Document Type: Article

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