Moving into the neighborhood: Thinking beyond individuals to improve cardiovascular health

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 505-507

  Roy, Brita ^a,b   Riley, Carley ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c YALE NEW HAVEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Risk factors; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 84925873713     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001188     Document Type: Editorial

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