Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease Among Asian Indians Living in Australia

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-63

  Fernandez, Ritin ^a,b   Rolley, John X ^c   Rajaratnam, Rohan ^d,e,f,g   Sundar, Subbaram ^h   Patel, Navin c ⁱ   Davidson, Patricia M ^j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h Toongabbie NSW   (Australia)

ⁱ Fairfield District Medical Centre   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^k JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

abdominal obesity; Asian Indians; cardiovascular; diabetes; heart disease; hypertension; migrant; obesity; physical activity; risk factors; smoking; transcultural health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84919459256     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: 15527832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659614523996     Document Type: Article

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